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iNstein t1_ixt9uol wrote

Reply to comment by Iz-kan-reddit in Solar farms in space demo could be ready by 2030 by Soupjoe5

> In any case, you're taking an offhand reference to a sci-fi book way too seriously.

I'm not the one that referenced it as tho it had any validity. You even go so far as to defend it lol.

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Iz-kan-reddit t1_ixtb2xk wrote

>I'm not the one that referenced it as tho it had any validity.

I made a reference. I never claimed it was a valid critique of the technology.

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iNstein t1_ixu7gbu wrote

> The powers that be in the book were also sure before they started the project that there wouldn't be problems

This is called a defence. Arguing on the books behalf is defending the message.

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Iz-kan-reddit t1_ixvf96l wrote

>Arguing on the books behalf is defending the message.

?!? You must have been looking at a different post. There wasn't any arguing on the book's behalf anywhere around here.

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