The sad part is that that one throwaway ad hominem attack pretty much destroys any claim this article has for journalistic integrity. Rachel makes a lot of compelling arguments here, but will lose any chance of escaping the echo chamber of Trump opposition to reach those it has any chance of influencing.

It would be interesting to speculate on the population of such a civilization, if they have Dyson spheres around every star of every galaxy within the area of the Great Void. Although, it would also beg the question of why they left the “tube” of galaxies running through the Void uninhabited...

Disagree. With the advent of the Internet, people feel increasingly free to express themselves, which is a good thing. However, people need to realize that there are social consequences to their speech. People have the innate right to spew whatever mean-spirited vitriol they want, but the people who find it offensive…