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Get the 5-minute newsletter keeping 2M+ innovators in the loop: https://thehustle.co/ Light pollution is defined as the excessive or inappropriate brightening of the night sky and includes: - Glare (brightness that causes discomfort) - Skyglow (brightening over uninhabited areas) - Light trespass (light where it isn’t needed) - Clutter (confusing groupings of light) It’s also gotten worse over the years, thanks to controversial digital billboards and other modern tech. BTW: Space billboards are apparently a potential thing. They’d appear as pixelated images in the sky, potentially earning companies up to ~$5m annually per billboard, per Insider.