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light pollution already means the night sky is largely invisible outside of remote areas
by spongebobstoes 4mo ago
light pollution already means the night sky is largely invisible outside of remote areas
- ofjcihen 4mo ago“You can’t see it most places so who cares if it goes away” is my most charitable interpretation of this.
- morkalork 4mo agoI've never seen a glacier before, have you?
- browski 4mo agoYeah. Hiked on and around them in PNW mountains. And?
- defrost 4mo agoGood for you getting that in before they disappear, probably got to see the night sky also, you can tell your grandchildren about that. * https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-mountain-glaciers https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/...
- browski 4mo ago[flagged]
- Bolwin 4mo agoGlaciers have never been accessible to most people. The night sky has, until recently.
- morkalork 4mo agoAre you sure? Most people live in urban centers the last few generations and see few if any stars in the night sky
- PeterHolzwarth 4mo agoThe majority of people live in cities - and a growing majority.
- spongebobstoes 4mo agomy comment is pushback against claiming "this generation" as uniquely doomed, and doomerism in general
- switchbak 4mo ago“Remote areas” make up most of the world.
- highfrequency 4mo agoWeighting by population seems reasonable here!
- switchbak 4mo agoI think when it comes to watching the night sky, weighing to populated areas isn't necessarily right. It's not like you should value rural folks' view of the night sky less. Paraphrasing (strawmanning?) the original - it doesn't matter if StarLink has ruined the night sky if city dwellers can't see the it. Well, I believe it still matters a lot. And we're still talking about nearly 1/2 the world population here.
- tocs3 4mo agoI have seen both stars and satellites from suburbs and some urban areas. They are not very remote. There is a lot to see if you look. I do not like the light pollution but as it stands it is not the end of star gazing.