Faced with the realization we are powerless to stop it, we simply admire it.
Maybe you're powerless, I could stop it if I wanted to
Definitely something Mace would say
If you’ve ever wondered when a semicolon is preferable to a comma, I think this is a good example.
While some tech people behind the scenes are overwhelmed and scrambling to keep all kinds of electrical infrastructures up and running, or at least safe until the solar storm blast passes.
Plus they were expecting it, have been low-key preparing for weeks or months - knowing there's a solar maximum - then much more actively a few days and hours before the event arrived, thanks to solar weather satellite forecasts being a reliable thing now.
And take pictures of it for our computer wallpapers
It doesn't do anything the affects us other than the pretty colours the vast majority of the time, that's the actual reason. The experience is just the colours, there's nothing to worry about.
Humans: ooh, a new MacOS wallpaper
What else am I supposed to do? Have a panic attack? Cry? Shoot it?
Shoot it?
Don't give the rednecks any ideas.
Colors Out Of Space
Humans are Space Orks.
We all need to stop believing in this horrible world we live in and think happy thoughts.
But it's* really pretty
Question. Do other animals care about the northern lights? Do any of them watch it?
Most probably wouldn't even be able to see it.
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