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β | The title of this comic is a combination of "{{w|cosmological constant}}" (an astrophysics term related to {{w|dark energy}} and to the accelerated {{w|expansion of the universe}}) and "[https://movementstrategy.com/editorial/nostalgia-social-media/ nostalgia content]" (clickbait marketing aimed at a specific age group referencing pop culture from their youth). The [https://tvtropes.org canonical examples] of nostalgia content are "[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/only-90s-kids--2 Only 90s Kids Remember...]" and "[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/feel-old-yet Feel Old yet?]", and this has also formed the basis for [ | + | The title of this comic is a combination of "{{w|cosmological constant}}" (an astrophysics term related to {{w|dark energy}} and to the accelerated {{w|expansion of the universe}}) and "[https://movementstrategy.com/editorial/nostalgia-social-media/ nostalgia content]" (clickbait marketing aimed at a specific age group referencing pop culture from their youth). The [https://tvtropes.org canonical examples] of nostalgia content are "[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/only-90s-kids--2 Only 90s Kids Remember...]" and "[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/feel-old-yet Feel Old yet?]", and this has also formed the basis for [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Comics_to_make_one_feel_old several XKCD comics]. Some people of relatively advanced years like to make comparisons to others in their age group of where events that they remember fit into history; e.g., "The first moon landing was closer to the end of World War I than to today." |
[[File:age by redshift.png|thumb|right|[[Redshift]] indicates the age of the universe for distant astronomical objects as we observe them today, when the universe is 13.78 billion years old.]] | [[File:age by redshift.png|thumb|right|[[Redshift]] indicates the age of the universe for distant astronomical objects as we observe them today, when the universe is 13.78 billion years old.]] |