Submitted by Mirnim0 t3_z4ff9u in Showerthoughts
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LegendaryCelt t1_ixqln29 wrote
Nope. Always see them the same as my own reality. Makes learning history more vivid that way.
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inverted_electron t1_ixqk1t0 wrote
I think the media exposure thing was what OP was getting after. Thanks for being a real good person tho. Good post OP.
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Futueteipsum7 t1_ixqkhfk wrote
Probably generally true.
The more you know about any period or culture though the less you’re bound by such stereotypes. Egyptian and Roman towns and medieval cathedrals, all now bare stone, were riots of color. As Jimmy Carr says, “we think, ‘Oh, they lived in ruins!’ Well, not at the time!”