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minus-squareGsus4@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down1·edit-23 months agoMost people who were paying attention to the world when 1929 happened and witnessed the consequences up to 1945 are dying now. The people who were paying attention to the world when 2008 happened haven’t seen how the story ends.
minus-squareCrikeste@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 months agoOddly, 1929-1945 and 2008-2024 are the same distance apart. Were you trying to do that or is it just eerie coincidence?
minus-squareGsus4@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 months agoeheh, I’m a pessimist, what can I say 😅
Most people who were paying attention to the world when 1929 happened and witnessed the consequences up to 1945 are dying now. The people who were paying attention to the world when 2008 happened haven’t seen how the story ends.
Oddly, 1929-1945 and 2008-2024 are the same distance apart. Were you trying to do that or is it just eerie coincidence?
eheh, I’m a pessimist, what can I say 😅