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That’s exactly what it was like. I was at work and had a big project due for client delivery that day that I was finishing up. When the first plane hit, it was
by pfarrell 4y ago
That’s exactly what it was like. I was at work and had a big project due for client delivery that day that I was finishing up. When the first plane hit, it was definitely “oh man, what a weird thing to happen; what a tragedy.” When the second one hit, it was, “oh shit. Wait what??? That can’t be an accident??”
I would compare the “oh shit, what does this mean” feeling to how I felt to March 11, 2020, when the NBA announced it was cancelling their season That’s when it became definite to me that the pandemic was real and unavoidable.
In the same way, the future of war for America started to seem unavoidable as one realized the planes were an act of war. Especially when the Pentagon was hit and then later that week when people were getting Anthrax in their mail. That’s something I never hear people talk about, but was just as scary and only added to the chaotic feeling of “wtf is going on?”
- h2odragon 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_anthrax_attacks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_anthrax_attacks The truths of that one are buried under so much official horseshit. Easier to ask now, "who benefited?" and check their subsequent records to see what else they were involved in.
- ekianjo 4y agoThe anhtrax stuff that followed is now some obscure story but it was weird and strange at the time.
- pfarrell 4y agoExactly. I don’t know much about it, but when thinking back to that time, I remembered it was just part of the crazy moment.
- boredemployee 4y ago>> When the second one hit, it was, “oh shit. Wait what??? That can’t be an accident??” Yes. And I still get a mixed feeling of: 1) "I'm glad I don't live in NYC/USA" and 2) "I wish I was there to help people somehow"