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[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

You’re not wrong, and it wasn't really a knock against either of them.

It is being smarmy, because that’s not how people normally think or talk. IMO, Sagan has earned the right. Tyson has not.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

Reminder that "smarmy" necessarily implies insincerity, not just a funny way of talking.