RingGiver t1_j1zo42r wrote
People in the past weren't stupid. They were smarter than the kind of person who thinks that simply being of an earlier time makes you stupid.
J8ke_Stampede t1_j20b7u7 wrote
This is a great thing to understand. People have this misconception that humans are much smarter now purely because of technological advances
StaleTheBread OP t1_j20cl8v wrote
I’m not trying to say everyone was superstitious. Like, I don’t mean 100% believing someone is possessed and cowering in fear. More like “what the hell is with your eyes”
J8ke_Stampede t1_j20f6n7 wrote
That's not what your post conveys
StaleTheBread OP t1_j20k9yd wrote
Welp. Bad phrasing on my part though.
Also I feel like Reddit there’s some sort of dichotomy of “people who think about everything rationally” and “people who believe in dumb shit”. Or maybe I’m just trying to justify why so many people felt the need to correct me
BaloonPriest t1_j22b4hx wrote
Redditors do be obnoxious fucks most of the time. Pay it no mind.
ScoroScope t1_j21qvfa wrote
Don’t even apologize to these grifters. OP had no reason to take this post so seriously but comment sections on Reddit tend to be full of the sensitive types. One look at their profile tells you why they’re really triggered by your post
J8ke_Stampede t1_j21ulhq wrote
This is amazing
StaleTheBread OP t1_j1zwqx2 wrote
Look, I’m not saying they shouted “witch” and burned them at the stake (especially considering this was like mid-1900s?) but they’d be freaked out. Hell, people still believe in ghosts now and a good bit of that is still from camera stuff
RingGiver t1_j1zytui wrote
>(especially considering this was like mid-1900s?)
Somehow, it's both a century before you think and a lot more recent than you think.
StaleTheBread OP t1_j1zz05u wrote
I’m talking about color film being common. Is that more recent?
RingGiver t1_j20blvb wrote
1890s was when it became available outside of experimental stuff.
The optical stuff behind red eyes was understood before film capable of storing color was invented.
StaleTheBread OP t1_j20c01k wrote
Thank you
MikeLemon t1_j20mkx8 wrote
Based on the "8th grade test from 1895" (I think that is the year) that is floating around the internet, I think it is fair to say modern day people are the stupid ones.
Found it-
https://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/p_test/1895_Eightgr_test.htm
wombey12 t1_j212y2d wrote
>A wagon box is 2 ft. deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold?
At least one, probably.
>Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton, Bell, Lincoln, Penn, and Howe.
Morse is that detective off the TV, Whitney was that woman who wants to dance with somebody, Penn is that magician who works with Teller, Howe is the former manager of AFC Bournemouth.
InfernalRodent t1_j21gx3y wrote
Morse- Invented the telegraph,hence Morse Code
Whitney- Cotton gin,would have tanked the South's economy if they hadn't done it with the war
Fulton-No idea
Lincoln-President
Penn-No idea
Howe-No idea
The fact I remember any of that would shock my teachers I'm sure.
StaleTheBread OP t1_j20l6p9 wrote
Ironically, I’m usually annoyed by people who assume people in the past are dumb (it’s crazy how much people over-exaggerate how bad the Middle Ages are). Guess I’m the dumb one this time though
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