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An interesting take on how History is generally taught and learned at the basic levels. Biases to the “ Great Man Theory” and how it can lead to ignoring a plethora of social, economic, and religious situations and movements that were usually more instrumental than the charismatic leaders. It proposes a lens analyzing “general intellect”, which takes into account more than the whims of a few men. https://youtu.be/cakxqGfDLa0
@chowderman@universeodon.com haha! So crazy to see the words that would have been in their vocabulary then being so inextricably linked. Future meeting of cultures or invasions left not only giant pillars and statues but a pattern of thinking and expression. Truly fascinating imo!!
Be kind to people. Be ruthless to systems.
' Doubt is not a pleasant condition but certainty is an absurd one' - Voltaire
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org NBC too ahahaha oh the hypocriscy. Yes, they could have had filters for what kind of ads are allowed on their platform.
@oldrawgabbit@mastodon.world In my experience an impromptu change in whatever plans I had makes the feeling go away. I like to think of it as switching timelines last minute.
@chowderman@universeodon.com Hindu languages(Sanskrit/Prakrit and the ones that followed) and Ancient Greek are both derived from parent Proto-Indo-European languages.
Thats where the link is!
@Thompson@newsie.social Absolutely! It's important to recognize when the issue lies with others and not internalize it. Moving on can be empowering, one can only hope to remember and foster embracing open dialogue and the possibility of a paradigm shift.
Was thinking about how there are many Sanskrit/Hindi words that are very phonetically and in meaning similar to English or other European languages for example 'Charitra' = 'Character'; Which led me to this absolutely fascinating article https://www.hinduwebsite.com/hinduism/sanskritwords.asp
@liroyleshed@mastodon.social We have a chance to show the power of truly decentralized social media. Lets try to make this the free-est, most respectful community we can.🤞
@chowderman@universeodon.com Honestly had never bothered trying to engage in debates online, they’re never really done the right way, looking forward to building and being a part of an IdeaLab community on here. Lets make it our objective to arrive to the most nuanced, best form of an argument. Not the dumbed down version that can be used in quirky one liners.
@UnFitz2@universeodon.com and someone at some point needed a list of instructions to be able to claim that Bob was their uncle
First day on mastodon, and I was blocked for a measured, respectful counter response (in my opinion). Thoughts? Could I have phrased my point better? Or was this simply a case of not wanting to disrupt their echo chamber