Under the ‘has cleared its orbital neighborhood’ and ‘fuses hydrogen into helium’ definitions, thanks to human activities Earth technically no longer qualifies as a planet but DOES count as a star.

https://explainxkcd.com/3063/

  • jol@discuss.tchncs.de
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    13 days ago

    The solution is that milleanials and older should be allowed to call it a planet, while everyone else doesn’t really care. This way the problem solves itself once we all die.

    This solution applies to many things, like using neo pronouns, using new versions of grammar, etc. Make it opt-in for old dogs.

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      13 days ago

      You are allowed to call it a planet. Everyone has the right to be wrong about stuff.