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NASA pushes back after Kim Kardashian claims the 1969 moon landing was fake

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Re: NASA pushes back after Kim Kardashian claims the 1969 moon landing was fake

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Post by TkTech »

elzbardico wrote: post #3

When I first watched Idiocracy decades ago, I thought it was a funny comedy. As the years came, I started to see it as a prophecy. And then, here we are, and we finally found out that Idiocracy is now a documentary.

You wish this timeline was Idiocracy. In that universe the president realized he didn't know best, freely admitted it, and recruited the smartest man alive. Even gave him credit for the problems they solved.

That would _never_ happen in this timelime. Imagine Trump thinking "Maybe I dont know anything about the weather, maybe I should ask an expert instead of suggesting nuking a hurricane."

Re: NASA pushes back after Kim Kardashian claims the 1969 moon landing was fake

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Post by mindslight »

TkTech wrote: post #11
elzbardico wrote: post #3

When I first watched Idiocracy decades ago, I thought it was a funny comedy. As the years came, I started to see it as a prophecy. And then, here we are, and we finally found out that Idiocracy is now a documentary.

You wish this timeline was Idiocracy. In that universe the president realized he didn't know best, freely admitted it, and recruited the smartest man alive. Even gave him credit for the problems they solved. That would _never_ happen in this timelime. Imagine Trump thinking "Maybe I dont know anything about the weather, maybe I should ask an expert instead of suggesting nuking a hurricane."

Trump brainstorming about getting light or bleach in the body to kill Covid was a shimmer of him actually acting intelligently. He was just way back on the starting line, whereas most people cover that ground when they're children.

Re: NASA pushes back after Kim Kardashian claims the 1969 moon landing was fake

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Post by peapicker »

add-sub-mul-div wrote: post #12
oarla wrote: post #9

Why is this news?

The last time CNN covered an inane reality show star he became president, so maybe they're prepping us for a fun 2028.

Since it’s Halloween I guess we had to have a terrifying post somewhere.

Re: NASA pushes back after Kim Kardashian claims the 1969 moon landing was fake

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Post by itsoktocry »

TkTech wrote: post #11
elzbardico wrote: post #3

When I first watched Idiocracy decades ago, I thought it was a funny comedy. As the years came, I started to see it as a prophecy. And then, here we are, and we finally found out that Idiocracy is now a documentary.

You wish this timeline was Idiocracy. In that universe the president realized he didn't know best, freely admitted it, and recruited the smartest man alive. Even gave him credit for the problems they solved. That would _never_ happen in this timelime. Imagine Trump thinking "Maybe I dont know anything about the weather, maybe I should ask an expert instead of suggesting nuking a hurricane."

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Re: NASA pushes back after Kim Kardashian claims the 1969 moon landing was fake

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Post by bfkwlfkjf »

itsoktocry wrote: post #17
TkTech wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You wish this timeline was Idiocracy. In that universe the president realized he didn't know best, freely admitted it, and recruited the smartest man alive. Even gave him credit for the problems they solved. That would _never_ happen in this timelime. Imagine Trump thinking "Maybe I dont know anything about the weather, maybe I should ask an expert instead of suggesting nuking a hurricane."

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What's your view?

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Post by Paradigm2020 »

itsoktocry wrote: post #17
TkTech wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You wish this timeline was Idiocracy. In that universe the president realized he didn't know best, freely admitted it, and recruited the smartest man alive. Even gave him credit for the problems they solved. That would _never_ happen in this timelime. Imagine Trump thinking "Maybe I dont know anything about the weather, maybe I should ask an expert instead of suggesting nuking a hurricane."

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By what metric is he an extremely succesful businessman ?

Why would he have to listen to experts to become president ?

I personally think he's an expert salesman... But take away the wealth and time he was born in and he's neither president nor nearly as rich (he'd be comfortably off salesman.

The truth is not always, but definitely very often, in the middle. I think most people don't like that answer.

Re: NASA pushes back after Kim Kardashian claims the 1969 moon landing was fake

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Post by gus_massa »

seanhunter wrote: post #16

Can you imagine studying at an elite institution, getting your dream job at NASA and your boss hands you your assignment: You have to compose an official response to some influencer clown who thinks the moon landings were fake.

Just assign the work for the specialists: "It's All About the Moon Landing | MythBusters | Season 6 Episode 2 | Full Episode" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yET8Z1D2PUM
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