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[OT] How much of history do we really know?
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<blockquote data-quote="ledded" data-source="post: 1200272" data-attributes="member: 12744"><p>I think the ignorance may increase, just because, mathematically, if the level of apathy stays the same (likely) the amount of history to know will increase as time passes. I think one reason I've always been interested in history is because I grew up with a lot of veterans... guys who were in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, etc who lived history and didnt mind giving you an earful of it most of the time. Most people in their teens and early twenties right now probably couldnt name 2 people they know that are combat veterans, as (until recently) there have not been that many conflicts on the scale of what we saw from 1940-1973. Plus, us 30-somethings (and our parents) had the cold war that loomed over us during our youth, where it seemed like every small conflict was about to lead to WWIII, and like many I took pains to try and figure out exactly why those crazy ruskies wanted to murder us all in our sleep (note: that's sarcasm, folks). I dunno, I hope it gets better but the cynic in me doubts it.</p><p></p><p>As far as the "dont have the time" thing, I just dont buy that (though I do understand the tone you were making your statement in there ;^) ). Maybe "dont have the initiative" or "didnt have the proper direction from their parents as children to try and understand the world around them". I think you hit the nail on the proverbial head with the statement about immediate payoff. Of course, since I game, being seen as a history geek is a pretty miniscule in comparison to a game geek, so that has never bothered me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ledded, post: 1200272, member: 12744"] I think the ignorance may increase, just because, mathematically, if the level of apathy stays the same (likely) the amount of history to know will increase as time passes. I think one reason I've always been interested in history is because I grew up with a lot of veterans... guys who were in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, etc who lived history and didnt mind giving you an earful of it most of the time. Most people in their teens and early twenties right now probably couldnt name 2 people they know that are combat veterans, as (until recently) there have not been that many conflicts on the scale of what we saw from 1940-1973. Plus, us 30-somethings (and our parents) had the cold war that loomed over us during our youth, where it seemed like every small conflict was about to lead to WWIII, and like many I took pains to try and figure out exactly why those crazy ruskies wanted to murder us all in our sleep (note: that's sarcasm, folks). I dunno, I hope it gets better but the cynic in me doubts it. As far as the "dont have the time" thing, I just dont buy that (though I do understand the tone you were making your statement in there ;^) ). Maybe "dont have the initiative" or "didnt have the proper direction from their parents as children to try and understand the world around them". I think you hit the nail on the proverbial head with the statement about immediate payoff. Of course, since I game, being seen as a history geek is a pretty miniscule in comparison to a game geek, so that has never bothered me. [/QUOTE]
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