When I was younger, a century seemed like a big thing.
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When I was younger, a century seemed like a big thing.
Events of the past (like WW2) seemed far away.
As I grow older, the perspective changes; entire eras suddenly seem almost ephemeral, and, when looking back, it seems astonishing how much history can fit in a single lifetime.
Historical events you have personally experienced start to rhyme with each other. Decades collapse together. You're no longer looking at the abstract past, it becomes a system.
It could be exhilarating if we weren't all in the same meat grinder.
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When I was younger, a century seemed like a big thing.
Events of the past (like WW2) seemed far away.
As I grow older, the perspective changes; entire eras suddenly seem almost ephemeral, and, when looking back, it seems astonishing how much history can fit in a single lifetime.
@mina ja, alleine schon wahnsinn was eins an veränderungen erlebt - was "geschichte" ist, weiß ich dank geschichtsstudiums nicht so genau, also lieber was konkretes genommen -, aber da kommt mir ehrlichgesagt das persönliche noch deutlich befremdlicher vor.
also z.b. wie die schulzeit unfaßbar weit zurückliegt einerseits, andererseits einiges doch immernoch plagt/prägt. oder welche zeiträume mir früher lang vorkamen und ich jetzt überlege wie lange das zurückliegt und … uuups …
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When I was younger, a century seemed like a big thing.
Events of the past (like WW2) seemed far away.
As I grow older, the perspective changes; entire eras suddenly seem almost ephemeral, and, when looking back, it seems astonishing how much history can fit in a single lifetime.
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Historical events you have personally experienced start to rhyme with each other. Decades collapse together. You're no longer looking at the abstract past, it becomes a system.
It could be exhilarating if we weren't all in the same meat grinder.
This, the events of our own lifetime melting into a single thing, I find understandable.
But how my feeling about past eras changed in last couple of years, took me by surprise.
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@mina ja, alleine schon wahnsinn was eins an veränderungen erlebt - was "geschichte" ist, weiß ich dank geschichtsstudiums nicht so genau, also lieber was konkretes genommen -, aber da kommt mir ehrlichgesagt das persönliche noch deutlich befremdlicher vor.
also z.b. wie die schulzeit unfaßbar weit zurückliegt einerseits, andererseits einiges doch immernoch plagt/prägt. oder welche zeiträume mir früher lang vorkamen und ich jetzt überlege wie lange das zurückliegt und … uuups …
Denk nur mal an Sommerferien.
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@mina My Grand-Ma once literally lived through 5 completely different political systems - and 2 WWs - in only 92 years: monarchy, democracy, fascism, stalinism, democracy.
So far, I have only 2 systems and zero WWs.
Let's hope, it stays this way!
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This is Francis Fukuyama today:
You're welcome.
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This, the events of our own lifetime melting into a single thing, I find understandable.
But how my feeling about past eras changed in last couple of years, took me by surprise.
Part of that is intellectual maturity. Let's not talk about the rest of it.
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This is Francis Fukuyama today:
You're welcome.
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Part of that is intellectual maturity. Let's not talk about the rest of it.
You mean the sagging ass cheeks, the blurry vision and the hurting knees?
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This is Francis Fukuyama today:
You're welcome.
