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Indeed. I think it's always interesting to read what people thought then, without benefit of hindsight. If you want to dismiss it based on what we now know, I'l
by AlbertCory 4y ago
Indeed. I think it's always interesting to read what people thought then, without benefit of hindsight. If you want to dismiss it based on what we now know, I'll just ask, "What things do you believe today that will be embarrassing in 40 years?"
- yucky 4y ago>"What things do you believe today that will be embarrassing in 40 years?" Yeah, I wish this were a pop-up modal on every site, before anybody can hit submit.
- AlbertCory 4y agoA little humility, yes. The absolute worst thing about time-travel movies (e.g. Back to the Future) is the pandering to modern audiences: "These kids are so dumb! They don't know about Chuck Berry duck-walking!"
- tenpies 4y ago> "What things do you believe today that will be embarrassing in 40 years?" The fun one for me is the derivative: "What things do we claim to believe today despite knowing they are factually incorrect, due to social pressure from an online mob?"
- userbinator 4y agoOr the scarier alternative, "What things do we claim to believe today despite knowing they are factually incorrect, due to pressure from the government?"