sdagenham t1_ixm1s55 wrote
Reply to comment by CrAzY_cOdeR4 in TIL This is Rakesh Sharma. Alive and well, He was the first Indian to go to space in 1984, making India the 14th nation in the world to send a man to Outer Space. by CrAzY_cOdeR4
The post is about the first Indian for whom the Indian government bought a ticket on a Soviet rocket.
JacobGouchi t1_ixm7tjy wrote
Yes.. the first Indian to go to space.. lol pretty easy concept to understand. Not sure if you’re that ignorant or if you’re just trying to be a dick, but you’re coming across as both in this instance.
bougienative t1_ixmuk8p wrote
The title directly states that India is the 14th country to send a man to space. He's pointing out this statement is false, because India did not send the man to space.
This has to do with the second claim in the title, not the first, nobody is disagreeing that he is the first Indian to go to space.
And no, pointing out misinformation on an educational subreddit is neither being a dick nor is it ignorant.
cey97 t1_ixnsnji wrote
Isn't "nation" usually used to indicate the population, whereas "country" is for the political entity only? If that's the case, title isn't false at all.
bougienative t1_ixntl2h wrote
it was Russian people who sent him to space, in a program created by the Russian government. So both nation and country would be wrong.
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