Yeah, I was kinda thinking, the last thing the astronomers want is a "global debate". Keep it inside their community and they might get action. Truly open it up

Yeah, I was kinda thinking, the last thing the astronomers want is a "global debate". Keep it inside their community and they might get action. Truly open it up to global debate and they're going to get completely and utterly routed on this matter. For everybody else, benefits clearly outweigh costs. Most of the people in the world already live in such light-polluted areas that they'll hardly notice the difference.