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   Nege Q. Public :raccoon_junk: (theynege@beige.party)'s status on Thursday, 20-Feb-2025 01:22:24 JST Nege Q. Public :raccoon_junk:

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   Mussolini was in power for less than 25 years. Hitler for barely over 12. The Confederate South only had a 4 year stint.

   A lot of people lived through these times, and suffered, but survived. We can hope this period of time will be shorter, but even if it feels like it's dragging on long, we can make it through to see a time where these maggots appear as common as Blockbuster stores today.

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     Nege Q. Public :raccoon_junk: (theynege@beige.party)'s status on Thursday, 20-Feb-2025 01:22:26 JST Nege Q. Public :raccoon_junk:

     Here's an attempt at thinking more positively.

     The other day my brother and I were talking about movie rentals, and how the span of time those were relevant (between the critical mass of home VCRs and widespread adoption of streaming services) was only 20-25 years.

     They seemed huge at the time—whether major chains like Blockbuster or the local independent ones that were charming spaces to patron and kept local subcultures together—but are a foreign idea to younger people, because they're really quite irrelevant now.

     Things can come and go within our lifespan, including shitty periods of time. Not every change will be permanent.

     RamenCatholic 🐢 🌈 repeated this.