merari42@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 7 months agoIf you could experience one historical event firsthand, which would it be and why?message-squaremessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1113arrow-down1message-squareIf you could experience one historical event firsthand, which would it be and why?merari42@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square99fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareJarix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·7 months agoMay you live in interesting times! Apparently this saying is a curse and not a blessing
minus-squaregregorum@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·7 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-up2·7 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!
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!