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I agree that it’d be best to remember people as they are, not as the only good or bad characters we turn them into. It wouldn’t surprise me if honoring people’
by devoutsalsa 6y ago
I agree that it’d be best to remember people as they are, not as the only good or bad characters we turn them into. It wouldn’t surprise me if honoring people’s memories is going to go out of fashion in general. It’s too easy to turn any single person into a villain. Maybe we’ll find a better way to honor a person’s accomplishments without turning them into an idol to be worshipped.
Every time I see a piece of money with someone’s face in it now, I wonder how much longer that face will be on there once that person’s flaws are put on display. I also find it interesting that the Euro doesn’t honor specific people. I’m guessing that’s because there’s no practical way to find people that all countries would like to see on the Euro.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro
- bobthepanda 6y agoIt is also to avoid accusations of country favoritism. There aren’t 26 bills and coins, so some countries would not have a person on a note. It is the same reason why the things depicted on the Euro, like bridges, are not depictions of actual things, but loosely based on them.