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orbat · 2285 days ago · link · · parent · post: 'Alien megastructures' debunked. Why are we so quick to assume it's aliens?KIC 8462852
Well, no we don't, but I guess the problem isn't that everybody wouldn't think an alien megastructure wouldn't be absolutely mind-blowing, but that news about them basically amount to sci-fi. While yes, speculation about megastructures can sometimes actually be kind of interesting, but mostly it's tabloid-level horse manure from a science journalism standpoint. Megastructures get more clicks because actual explanations are often seemingly boring