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[–] Chriszz 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Imagine actually living in that era, not knowing how things ended as we do today. Scary.

[–] melechric 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The existential dread from the past is the same existential dread of today. We also do not know how things might turn out.

[–] Chriszz 4 points 3 months ago

It’s not the same. Similar but not the same. Things were definitely farther along back then. Much closer to tyrannical world domination.