• CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I remember how in the book people show up to the announced site to watch it like tourists, and of course they get atomized. Same idea appears in Independence Day. I always thought “that would never happen, people aren’t that stupid”, but the pandemic changed my mind on that front.

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      1 year ago

      People were picnicking at the first battle of the american civil war, pretty sure a couple died.

      Never underestimate human stupidity.

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      1 year ago

      I mean in Indepedence day they wanted to “welcome” the aliens. What you’re talking about is akin to driving towards where a nuke is about to drop i.e. only for the suicidal

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        1 year ago

        Yeah but…. with that gigantic ship hovering over your city and a known countdown going…. would you?

        That’s gonna be a big no can do over here.