Stamets to [email protected] • 3 days agoThey're doing this on purpose, right?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1631
arrow-up1631imageThey're doing this on purpose, right?lemmy.worldStamets to [email protected] • 3 days agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•3 days agoI know, that was my point. The comment I was replying to said “all the other planets are named after Roman gods”.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•3 days agoAh. Yes, they meant all the other discovered planets are.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•edit-22 days agoHow is Earth not a discovered planet? Discovering it was one of the first things I did after being born.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 days agoBecause it was “discovered” long before we even knew what a planet was.
I know, that was my point. The comment I was replying to said “all the other planets are named after Roman gods”.
Ah. Yes, they meant all the other discovered planets are.
How is Earth not a discovered planet? Discovering it was one of the first things I did after being born.
Oh come on
Because it was “discovered” long before we even knew what a planet was.