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the past 3 years be like (lemmy.world)
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[–] 3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Dude, none of these are gonna be considered "major." If you were to travel to the year 2500 and asked people about COVID-19 or the war in Ukraine, only huge history nerds would have any idea of what you're talking about

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

    I think that the first AGI, which will probably be this decade, will be considered a major historical event by 2500, just like how we still consider the invention of the printing press a major historical event.

    If the Ukraine war ends up escalating into WW3, I think that will count as well, unless we get up to like WWX.

    If David Grusch is right, I think disclosure would make that list.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    You mean we're not still talking about the Cocoliztli epidemic and the Eighty Years' War?

    You're setting the bar a little high by putting us 500 years in the future, though. I think things just 100 years or so ago can be considered "major", and COVID-19 and Ukraine might both make the bill.

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