Jen Sorensen | Mastodon

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Selling The Sun

Despite overwhelming objections from scientists, the Trump FCC has approved a space mirror to create “Sunlight on demand.”

Person on Earth in spot being lit by space mirror: What the.?

Among other things, the company promises “unforgettable nighttime experiences for events and public spaces.”

Owl: Not another @&!# midnight corporate retreat!

Besides messing up circadian rhythms, animal navigation, and entire ecosystems, what could go wrong?

Tech bro to astronomer with seared retinas: careful with that telescope! Especially once we have 50,000 of these in orbit.

Coming soon: Blocking the sun unless you pay for it

Farmer in the dark: Hey, what gives?

Tech bro: You haven’t paid your monthly Sun-scription fee!

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  • qaz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    1 day ago

    Luckily it probably won’t get made and the company will just rugpull their investors

    • I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
      6·
      1 day ago

      This is how it is going to go. This is the only way it could go. From the scammers at the company, to the idiots investing in them, to the doomers panicking at the repercussions; not a damn one of them has spent even 5 minutes thinking about this from a physics perspective.

      • qaz@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 day ago

        I do wonder if this is similar to Mythos, where the company deliberately stokes fears to get people talking about it and spread the assumption that it will actually happen and is a big deal (and to avoid people’s first question about whether it will actually work).