I had the same thought after the phosphine gas discovery at Venus was announced. It will take so long to be certain about a claim like this, and evidence will m

I had the same thought after the phosphine gas discovery at Venus was announced. It will take so long to be certain about a claim like this, and evidence will mount so gradually, that by the time the confirmation is made it will be unsurprising. Sort of like the discovery of ancient liquid water on Mars - it took so long to prove it that by the time proof was certain, it had become a joke (NASA announces discovery of water on mars for Nth time! haha). On the down side, we're less likely get a world-wide event to collectively celebrate; on the up side, we're less likely to panic subgroups of society.