Reddit thread disputes the startup's science and motives
3 Oct 15 7:23 PM · 28d ago · 2 comments · 1 source · development 3 of 5
Commenters mock the test as a PR stunt reinventing basic illumination, while others argue over whether the company's cited math applies to cooling Earth or a separate claim about warming Mars.
“This conversation was about cooling Earth, how'd it suddenly shift to a copy&paste about warming Mars? They're two entirely different animals.”
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"tech startup" is now code for "dumb solution to a made up problem, with a shitty 3D rendered 'proof of concept' and a lot of techbro nepo babies lining up to waste money on this". Edit: and their "test" was a blatant PR stunt that used spotlights that speculate on the nature of their proposed illumination, to demonstrate how people can do things…
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This conversation was about cooling Earth, how'd it suddenly shift to a copy&paste about warming Mars? They're two entirely different animals.
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