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(Chipping in my two cents to the comments)
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He omitted Pluto, but included the Moon, which isn't any kind of planet. Furthermore, the Moon should get a much higher score on proximity to shops than all the other planets (it's only 250K miles away, versus hundreds of millions of miles). [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 18:33, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
 
He omitted Pluto, but included the Moon, which isn't any kind of planet. Furthermore, the Moon should get a much higher score on proximity to shops than all the other planets (it's only 250K miles away, versus hundreds of millions of miles). [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 18:33, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
 
:Massive disrespect to Pluto :( [[Special:Contributions/172.70.210.110|172.70.210.110]] 18:37, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
 
:Massive disrespect to Pluto :( [[Special:Contributions/172.70.210.110|172.70.210.110]] 18:37, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
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Isn't "proximity to shops and restaurants" a significant contributor to most "walkability score[s]"? It seems weird that the x and y axes are confounded in such an obvious way, is there a deeper message? [[User:JohnHawkinson|JohnHawkinson]] ([[User talk:JohnHawkinson|talk]]) 21:16, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

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I suspect the hover text is reference to the song ‘Rocket Man’ and the lyric ‘Mars ‘ain’t the kind of place to raise your kids’ but I’m not sure it’s strong enough to include. Thoughts? 172.71.242.11 16:10, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

I don't know if that would be my first interpretation, but it's not necessarily wrong. Feel free to add it! (This wiki is supposed to include multiple interpretations if they exist.) DownGoer (talk) 17:32, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

He omitted Pluto, but included the Moon, which isn't any kind of planet. Furthermore, the Moon should get a much higher score on proximity to shops than all the other planets (it's only 250K miles away, versus hundreds of millions of miles). Barmar (talk) 18:33, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

Massive disrespect to Pluto :( 172.70.210.110 18:37, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

Isn't "proximity to shops and restaurants" a significant contributor to most "walkability score[s]"? It seems weird that the x and y axes are confounded in such an obvious way, is there a deeper message? JohnHawkinson (talk) 21:16, 30 June 2023 (UTC)