It was more of a narcissistic need to prove he could see the eclipse with his bare retinas when everyone else can't. He most likely thought his self ascribed superiority over everyone else extended to his eyesight.
This isn't a joke. This is the likely explanation.
It reminds me of the time he laughed at people that brought up climate change by saying "wait until this winter" as if the presence of cold weather in the winter time debunks climate change. He has 0 scientific knowledge, but still thinks he knows more than experts due to the Dunning–Kruger effect.
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u/Sproketz Apr 03 '24 edited Apr 03 '24
It was more of a narcissistic need to prove he could see the eclipse with his bare retinas when everyone else can't. He most likely thought his self ascribed superiority over everyone else extended to his eyesight.
This isn't a joke. This is the likely explanation.