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Can you link the preserved comments or give a screenshot or archive or something?

Merriam-Webster definition for “explore” 1a:

to investigate, study, or analyze : look into
➡️sometimes used with indirect questions

This definition makes no distinction between factual and speculative, and in fact invites speculative use with the second point. Additionally, there’s a long history of using the word “explore” in this exact type of situation.

Anyway, the point is, don’t be such a wet blanket, plz.

Said as if the whole industry as we know it wasn’t spawned by an indie animation of an anthropomorphic mouse wearing clothes and piloting a steamboat.