3I/ATLAS: Probably NOT an alien interstellar probe

[pood]

He must realize that he can end up looking like a fool? So why risk it? Because he thinks the pay-off would be huge if he is right?

What are the odds?

Because it’s clickbait and somewhere downstream he is making money. Those people who tell you the world is going to end on such and such a date suffer no penalty for being proven wrong. They just move on to the next date. And keep their fan base.

 

[pood]

Basically I think Loeb is like a religious leader or a cult leader, like Trump. He tells people what they want to hear, and can never be proven wrong.

 

[DBT]

I suppose there is always a rationale for failure. Nobodies fault....next event please.

 

[steve_bank]

Wow, I just figured it out.

ET in orbiting in invisible spaceships are on the net posting on the forum.

That explains a lot.