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Show HN: Year 2773
- archivist1 7y agoThe psychological effect of being a member of a formerly great civilization that has decayed in significance is not trivial. I wonder how societies deal with this "cultural status anxiety" through art. Italians these days seem to emphasize how they are experts at "enjoying life". I wonder if this was always the case, or if this is in some sense a compensation for lost glory.
- easytiger 7y agoPortugal is interesting too. Lisbon, formerly a great port now a tourist jam packed nightmare. I wonder if "new industrial" cities in asia will have the same artefacting 200 years
- trumbitta2 7y agoOP, are you sure you were born in year 1986 Before Christ? https://roblesnotes.com/about/ https://roblesnotes.com/about/
- Findeton 7y agoThanks, I'll fix it :)
- LocutusOfBlorg 7y agoTiny little bug: the Christian date system doesn't use a year zero. The year before A.D. 1 was 1 B.C.
- lihaciudaniel 7y agoReally makes you think. That's when civilization started, that's when humanity reached the peak of human glory from there on we only live in the shadow of what once there was.