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People often point to the terrible things in the world as evidence we're living in "the worst timeline". What examples are there of things that suggest our timeline is actually better than it seems? (feddit.uk)

submitted 2 weeks ago by theshatterstone54@feddit.uk to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 32 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I regularly shop at a supermarket built on a site where people were burned as witches in the 17th century.

A ship's captain was away at sea and died after his ship was wrecked in a storm. Back home, his housemaid was accused of having created the storm and was burned at the stake. And there I am buying lemons and ice cream and toothpaste. It blows my mind.

[–] Linktank@lemmy.today 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't think you understood the assignment

[–] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, I guess ... two out of ten for effort though? I mean, everything was spelled correctly!

[–] Linktank@lemmy.today 3 points 2 weeks ago

You're lucky this is a pass fail course. You passed, but just by the skin of your butt.