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by bezko 194 days ago
“History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes” – Mark Twain

Looking forward to the impending AI and crypto crash and have people run GoL simulations on expensive computer systems like it's 1972 again.

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Off-topic, but like a lot of quotes attributed to Twain, there’s no evidence he said that.

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/01/12/history-rhymes/

As Mark Twain also said, "A lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth can get its boots on."

Of course he didn't say that one either: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/07/13/truth/

But he did call Mae West "my little chickadee", right?
I'm pretty sure Mark Twain wasn't around to say anything about internet exchanges.