merari42@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 months agoIf you could experience one historical event firsthand, which would it be and why?message-squaremessage-square102fedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1112arrow-down1message-squareIf you could experience one historical event firsthand, which would it be and why?merari42@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square102fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaregregorum@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·8 months agoi already have experienced a few in my lifetime. i can’t say that they were generally positive experiences.
minus-squareJarix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·8 months agoMay you live in interesting times! Apparently this saying is a curse and not a blessing
minus-squaregregorum@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·8 months agonobody knows that better than those who have lived in interesting times. as one of those people, i assure you it is.
minus-squareJarix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 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!