@merari42 to Ask Lemmy • 10 months agoIf you could experience one historical event firsthand, which would it be and why?message-square101arrow-up1114arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1112arrow-down1message-squareIf you could experience one historical event firsthand, which would it be and why?@merari42 to Ask Lemmy • 10 months agomessage-square101file-text
minus-squaregregorumlinkfedilinkEnglish19•10 months agoi already have experienced a few in my lifetime. i can’t say that they were generally positive experiences.
minus-square@Jarixlink12•10 months agoMay you live in interesting times! Apparently this saying is a curse and not a blessing
minus-squaregregorumlinkfedilinkEnglish4•10 months agonobody knows that better than those who have lived in interesting times. as one of those people, i assure you it is.
minus-square@Jarixlink2•10 months agoI’ve never confirmed it, my understanding is it’s a very old phrase that has been mistaken. I want doubting it just my knowledge of it Love the confirmation of it’s accuracy though!
i already have experienced a few in my lifetime. i can’t say that they were generally positive experiences.
May you live in interesting times!
Apparently this saying is a curse and not a blessing
nobody knows that better than those who have lived in interesting times. as one of those people, i assure you it is.
I’ve never confirmed it, my understanding is it’s a very old phrase that has been mistaken. I want doubting it just my knowledge of it
Love the confirmation of it’s accuracy though!