• Showroom7561@lemmy.ca
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    7 months ago

    So, over 300 million people enjoying a once in a lifetime natural event cost “the economy” about as much money as a typical CEO steals in a day?

    Sounds like misdirected anger.

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      7 months ago

      It’s like we forgot why we have an economy in the first place. Wasn’t it to enjoy our lives in this planet.

      • Nom Nom@lemm.ee
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        7 months ago

        No only for the select few, the rest of us are serfs. At this point I wouldn’t be surprised if one of the billionaires started calling themselves Ramesses XXVI or something.

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        7 months ago

        It’s the “avocado toast” people all over again. “Why are you enjoying anything in your life right now when you could be waiting to enjoy things in the last 10-20 years of your life (if you live that long)?”

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        7 months ago

        You do realize that the path of an eclipse isn’t the same every time, right?

        In Canada, some places last saw a solar eclipse in the 1920s and won’t see another one until after 2140.