Stamets@lemmy.world to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 18 days agoThey're doing this on purpose, right?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up1584arrow-down15
arrow-up1579arrow-down1imageThey're doing this on purpose, right?lemmy.worldStamets@lemmy.world to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 18 days agomessage-square32linkfedilink
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 days agoIt’s not. It’s just named after dirt.
minus-squareatomicbocks@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 days agoI know, that was my point. The comment I was replying to said “all the other planets are named after Roman gods”.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 days agoAh. Yes, they meant all the other discovered planets are.
minus-squaredev_null@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-218 days agoHow is Earth not a discovered planet? Discovering it was one of the first things I did after being born.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 days agoBecause it was “discovered” long before we even knew what a planet was.
It’s not. It’s just named after dirt.
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.
Because it was “discovered” long before we even knew what a planet was.
Oh come on