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[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 93 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I'm pretty sure that kind of knowledge falls under the "huh. Neat." category anyway. It's the kind of knowledge that, while a cool thing to learn, will have absolutely no bearing on my current life, and is not going to be likely to have any practical applications for many years to come.

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 29 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's for the folks plagued by existential dread that need to know where we came from. Well son, it's black holes the whole way down.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 days ago

Heh. Ya take history far enough back, it's all there ever was. 🤷🏿‍♂️

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I mean, what if you happen to live trillions of years and reach the edge of the universe?