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robplumm t1_j5zgcoo wrote

I feel like we keep getting "closest ever" every few months...

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CUrlymafurly t1_j5zjv56 wrote

Well reason number one is we keep getting better at detecting things like this

And reason number two is scary headlines get clicked on a lot

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reckoner23 t1_j5zqfvg wrote

NASA also said it would be burned up in the atmosphere so even if it did hit us who really cares.

But we live in the Information Age now. Which means all these companies will abuse headlines to get clicks.

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