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You should try talking to people with interesting ancestors (or views of their ancestors). I won't go into too much detail here to avoid doxing myself, but I'v
by zen_1 4y ago
You should try talking to people with interesting ancestors (or views of their ancestors).
I won't go into too much detail here to avoid doxing myself, but I've had a few decent discussions about some of my and my friends' ancestors/likely ancestors as historical figures.
Depending on who you're (un)fortunate enough to be descended from, you might find yourself viewing certain historical events in a different light.
- dankwizard 4y ago"Did you know I'm related to Benjamin Franklin?" "Cool"
- Zurrrrr 4y agoWhy would finding out you were related to a figure from history at all change how you would view that history?
- zen_1 4y agoPersonally as a child it helped me humanize these historical figures and view them as I would an uncle or grandfather, as opposed to the sometimes one-dimensional treatment notable figures would get from the educational system or culture you learn about them from. Now as an adult it's perhaps less interesting, but I still know significantly more random trivia about historical figures I'm distantly related to compared to others.
- Zurrrrr 4y agoThat makes sense. Thanks.