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by misterdoubt 2415 days ago
Were we in a "pre-truth" world a century ago?
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Definitely.

Remember when people used to let their kids fuckin play outside? =\ Sometimes for 12 hours!

We're less violent as a planet/society than ever.

But back then, the "gore" of all of humanity's everyday life wasn't smashed into our faces as a routine - only occasionally, as life dished it out to us personally.