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[–] [email protected] 89 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Everyone saying "they can evacuate" clearly doesn't remember how bad the covid response was.

There will be anti-space conspiracy theorists. The ownership class would demand people continue working until the last possible minute (and beyond). It would be politicized, because some people are unbelievably stupid, cruel, and selfish, and enough people are so stupid they'll buy in.

Now, if we could make the meteor fall on a location occupied solely by the people who don't believe in science...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

At least "crushed by asteroid" is not contagious.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Look, it's really simple. Just don't look up. If we collectively ignore the problem, it won't be a problem.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

They could make a movie about that!

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago

Also the impact risk corridor passes through states that are poorly equipped for large civil defence operations: Ethiopia and the CAR are in civil wars, Yemen is in a civil war with the majority of the country under the control of an unrecognized government, and the South Sudanese government is quite week—being at peace only for the last 5 years

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

Everyone saying “they can evacuate” clearly doesn’t remember how bad the covid response was.

or not paying attention to political winds welcoming the evacuees.

It would make sense to have a more cooperative world, even if cooperation involves "victims" compensating those able to protect them. Hope the US can continue to contribute tracking resources, at least.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

… that’s exactly what would happen, it would land on all the people who don’t believe in science.

If this happens frequently enough the Republican Party will just vanish.