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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month ago my childhood was at the tail end of society wondering if there were martians living on Mars As a younger person… was this thought of as a real possibility by some people? I find that hard to believe
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppetlinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 month agoIdk if adults believed it was a real possibility, but us kids having read The Martian Chronicles certainly did.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month agoYep! They thought Venus might be habitable too. When The War of the Worlds aired, listeners (who missed the disclaimer) thought it was real and panicked.
As a younger person… was this thought of as a real possibility by some people? I find that hard to believe
Idk if adults believed it was a real possibility, but us kids having read The Martian Chronicles certainly did.
Yep! They thought Venus might be habitable too. When The War of the Worlds aired, listeners (who missed the disclaimer) thought it was real and panicked.