Death of rocket man ‘Mad Mike’ Hughes ends years of close calls

There have been two threads already:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22395528

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22404424

Is this article different enough that it might lead to a better discussion?

The default has been to leap before lurking for many years now. I don't expect it to change back ever again.

I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean.

Who would've thought that an avid proponent of flat Earth theories was thoroughly unqualified to launch himself into space in a homemade rocket... I'm shocked I tell you.

Please don't post unsubstantive comments to Hacker News.

It seems he wasn’t actually a flat earther, and pretending so was all just for publicity purposes.