That was one of the biggest tragedies in recorded history. Do you even know what it did to the economy? It was like Black Monday on a 5x multiplier.

The World Trade Center, keyword TRADE. This isn't pokemon shit, this is real-world stocks and dollars. The portfolios were ruined.

The next time you laugh at that, think about the human beings that had their vacation bonuses decimated that day. Think about how the economic blow made countries like China catch up to us. Just think about that.

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    I still love how these were made within hours of the first plane hitting

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  • [–] 52 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    It was worth every second of dial up months later discovering these

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  • [–] 37 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Logging in to something awful, typing in "9/11" and seeing what posts showed up was always a treat.

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