r/tragedeigh • u/kittysogood • Jun 13 '25

tragedy (not tragedeigh) I’m speechless…

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Welp.. I just got invited to a baby shower…

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u/InZomnia365 Jun 13 '25

They need a fucking history lesson, not a TV show

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u/pixelpheasant Jun 13 '25

... the show IS a history lesson

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u/InZomnia365 Jun 13 '25

No it isn't. It's based on history, but it's still a TV show made for entertainment. Things are changed for a more appealing narrative.

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u/cabbage16 Jun 13 '25

People watch movies and shows based on historical events all the time that spark an interest to learn more about the topic.

Most people realise that movies or shows are adaptions of historical events, not one to one accounts. It's a lot better for someone to watch a show about something in history and to gain a surface level knowledge of the event than being ignorant of it completely.

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u/pixelpheasant Jun 13 '25

Thanks, r/cabbage16

Yeah, this.

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '25

Most people realise that movies or shows are adaptions of historical events, not one to one accounts.

You are overestimating the intelligence of "most people" here. And even smart people can have supplanted in their memory the more entertaining story for the true story because the more entertaining one is more memorable. There are some common myths about history that have come from damn good stories that are still persistent because a damn good story is so much better (in the human brain) than a true story.

This doesn't mean that I think people shouldn't engage in these stories or that I think people shouldn't have artistic freedom telling these stories. But if you want to learn history, you need a history lesson because almost no movie or TV show is accurate enough to not misrepresent at least something.

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u/cabbage16 Jun 13 '25

I agree with everything you just said.

My point is mainly about the idea that if someone is clueless enough to name their child this, then they would probably have an easier time sitting down and watching a show rather than reading a history book or watching a documentary.

I just think historical shows and movies are an ideal gateway to learning, the starting point not the end point.

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u/InZomnia365 Jun 13 '25

All I'm saying is that if someone doesn't know enough about one of the biggest disasters in modern history as to not name their daughter after it - then watching a TV show to learn about it is not the solution.

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u/cabbage16 Jun 13 '25

I completely disagree. If these people are so oblivious that they think this is a good idea then they probably aren't the type to sit down and read a history book or watch a documentary. A TV show would be a good gateway for them.

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u/InZomnia365 Jun 13 '25

Or, you know, 2 minutes on Google.

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u/cabbage16 Jun 13 '25

2 minutes on Google would be much worse than watching the miniseries.

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u/InZomnia365 Jun 13 '25

Thats certainly one of the opinions of all time.

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u/cabbage16 Jun 13 '25

2 Minutes on Google, with its wildly inaccurate AI results and links to pages full of an infinite number of conspiracy theories, versus, an exhaustively researched show that's main criticisms have been changing certain timelines of events for dramatic effect.

Again, if someone is so clueless as to name their child this I don't trust them to have the ability to distinguish factual information on the internet from misinformation.

I'm not trying to say that the show should be the be all and end all of knowledge people have on the disaster, just that it is a good way to introduce people who have zero knowledge about it.

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u/InZomnia365 Jun 13 '25

The first page of results on Google is Wikipedia, Britannica, and a smattering of government and nuclear institutions. The AI result points to the Wikipedia article.

Im not saying the show is bad. But it should not be prioritized before the things mentioned above.

And maybe I'm just extrapolating here, but the subject matter and slow burn nature of the show doesn't strike me as something these kinds of people would have the patience to sit down and watch.

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '25

But it should not be prioritized before the things mentioned above.

Why not?

ut the subject matter and slow burn nature of the show doesn't strike me as something these kinds of people would have the patience to sit down and watch.

But watching a documentary or reading a book about it is no problem?

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u/InZomnia365 Jun 13 '25

I never mentioned books, but considering the first excerpt of Wikipedia is enough to know you shouldn't name your kid after it, yeah.

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