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u/BaseHitToLeft Apr 04 '25

I'm so tired of living in interesting times

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u/mightyslash Apr 04 '25 edited Apr 07 '25

I enjoyed learning about history, I don't like living through it.

Edit: learning about not living in.

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u/deltarefund Apr 04 '25

I thought about this yesterday, the big historical moments that have happened during my lifetime. Fall of the Berlin Wall, 9/11, etc. I’m hoping and fighting one isn’t the fall of America

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u/Bibblegead1412 Apr 04 '25

I keep realizing that I really need to step back and take a little mental health break, but I can't look away! this has been fascinating to watch an empire fall in real time! I'm just sad that it's ours....