
Carl Sagan - Pale Blue Dot
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5 HN recommenders · recommended in 5 months, 2011–2026
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Summary from the export
Carl Sagan's narration of the Pale Blue Dot passage, reflecting on the Voyager photograph of Earth as a tiny speck in space. It is a short meditation on humanity's smallness and shared home.
Why Hacker News recommended it
HN commenters return to it for perspective, comfort and Sagan's soothing voice, and suggest watching it periodically.
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