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Atmospheric transmission spectroscopy has revealed that the sunsets from the observatory are really pretty.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3311/
this post was submitted on 14 Oct 2026
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Yep, uninhabitable.
Reasonable gravity: check.
Liquid water: check.
Breathable atmosphere: check.
Looks great! Just... Oh, wait. Shit. It's completely infested with capitalism. Yet another uninhabitable planet.
"oh god it's got frenchmen"
Those pesky capitalist are ruining the planet! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Karachay
Yeah, the state capitalists as well.
No true Scotsman, huh?