• Chainweasel@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It’s related to the old-timey curse that sounds like a complement. “May you live in interesting times”, because as interesting as it may be to read in the history books, It wasn’t as fun for the people living in those times.

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      1 year ago

      Indeed. One can only wish to live in exceedingly boring times…

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        1 year ago

        It’s just that you can’t be bothered to write up history with all the orgies and drugs.