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[โ€“] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 87 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (8 children)

As an early GenX whose been online since the BBS days this happens all the time but honestly the historical revisionism isn't main problems, it's the loss of context around the history.

[โ€“] LongbottomLeaf@lemmy.nz 39 points 11 months ago

Reminds me of a Jon Stewart cutaway: "Context. It's why old people are sad."

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