Sure, Earth Could Get Hit by a Deadly Asteroid–But There’s an Upside

Re:Sure, Earth Could Get Hit by a Deadly Asteroid–But There’... by kobeya on Friday December 23, 2016 @06:01PM (#13247679)

> Yet these threats also present an unusual opportunity for nations to band together

Yes, that has worked so well for climate change.

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Re:Sure, Earth Could Get Hit by a Deadly Asteroid–But There’... by andrewflnr on Friday December 23, 2016 @06:24PM (#13247774)

An asteroid is a lot more of a concrete threat than climate change, and there's no economic upside to getting hit like there is for CO2 emission.

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Re:Sure, Earth Could Get Hit by a Deadly Asteroid–But There’... by nck4222 on Friday December 23, 2016 @07:38PM (#13248019)

But there is a "everything's fine, no need to worry, I can't admit the horrible truth to myself" aspect that is similar in both circumstances.

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Re:Sure, Earth Could Get Hit by a Deadly Asteroid–But There’... by banhfun on Friday December 23, 2016 @06:25PM (#13247783)

We'll probably have politicians blatantly denying the existence of the meteor despite the fact that it's literally right above us.

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