if we could see them well…
I’d much prefer it over needing sleep.
If you really want to change, do it on lsd
Sounds like it’s time for one of those Men in Black flashy things. Come on, K.
Stargazing in complete darkness is mesmerising, even if you can’t see the whole galaxy.
A tumblr comment may be the source. I don’t see it anywhere else. So allow me to add a quote from 29-days-of-fog that summed up why I lay down and look up for a couple hours on dark trips, why I look up when I walk outside at night
you’ve heard of existential dread and existential horror, now get ready for existential peace, which is that feeling when you stare up at the nightsky and think, “huh. i exist. that’s pretty neat.”
Thanks to light pollution and pollution pollution just seeing the stars can be hard enough for many
i remember reading an article about a blackout in some big US city (can’t remember which), and people called 911 because the sky looked scary. they could see the milky way for the first time.
This made me think of Asimov’s Nightfall…
I think it was LA? If I remember right people were calling and observatory and some people thought they were UFOs
We can see a planet ot two, sometimes.
we get venus a lot. she’s bright.
That doesn’t change the message.
True, just makes it harder to send
“Message not sent. Please connect to WiFi.”
But the songs are in my library! I downloaded them! Why the fuck would I need an internet connection?!
This drives me bananas.
Google Translate: “Download the language packs for use offline.”
am offline
“Cannot connect to the internet.”
What was the fucking point??
Feels like that would strengthen the message.
Government tried to reduce the amount of light pollution. People walking their dogs at night complained and many folks just didn’t feel safe anymore without light everywhere.
This is true for the majority of living humans. We are disconnected from the beauty of the heavens.
I remember an inspirational poster from my childhood that said something about how the government would get a lot more done if everyone was required to take an afternoon nap.
Is that Arthur Dent?
Yeah. Some of them would try to colonize them, or see them as resources to be exploited/ profited from.
Agent Smith was right.
I’ve got this tattooed
That’s a great idea! How did it turn out?
The text is still readable nice one!
I would if I could see any fucking stars
there’s an app for that!
(but for real there is, it helps identify stars)
sky map from fdroid
when that last comet, the one that was faint and had that neat tail? it came by? sky map was helpful for locating it
Too bad we got stuck in a world where most people work 2-3 jobs and don’t have those precious few seconds to look up.
Too bad we got stuck in a world where most people work 2-3 jobs
This is just false. Yes, jobs are underpaid and massive unionization efforts need to take place to fight back against employers. But, 2-3 jobs working people are a small, but growing, minority at this point.
