▲ 166 ▼ What's one giant LIE that's frequently taught in schools as a lesson? (lemmy.world) submitted 1 month ago by SwissArmyKazoo@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 225 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (2 children) There is a lot more peaceful trade and cooperation in history than war, but because war is so disruptive and notable it makes the history books. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago That, and war makes for better narratives. permalink fedilink source parent [–] snooggums@piefed.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) Routine trade doesn't have many 'important' events likewards because running smoothly is just normal life. Only one instance of merchants trading poor quality copper is noteworthy, because it didn't change the trajectory of a violent conflict. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago This reminds me. You often hear it said "history is written by the victors," and while there's truth to that, I much prefer "history is written by those who wrote it down." Because writing was, for most of history, an expensive and time-consuming process that only a few had access to, there are some big implications from that. One of which being that nobody was very inclined to write down the mundane day-to-day because it just wasn't worth it and few had any interest in preserving it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago That, and war makes for better narratives. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] snooggums@piefed.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) Routine trade doesn't have many 'important' events likewards because running smoothly is just normal life. Only one instance of merchants trading poor quality copper is noteworthy, because it didn't change the trajectory of a violent conflict. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago This reminds me. You often hear it said "history is written by the victors," and while there's truth to that, I much prefer "history is written by those who wrote it down." Because writing was, for most of history, an expensive and time-consuming process that only a few had access to, there are some big implications from that. One of which being that nobody was very inclined to write down the mundane day-to-day because it just wasn't worth it and few had any interest in preserving it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago This reminds me. You often hear it said "history is written by the victors," and while there's truth to that, I much prefer "history is written by those who wrote it down." Because writing was, for most of history, an expensive and time-consuming process that only a few had access to, there are some big implications from that. One of which being that nobody was very inclined to write down the mundane day-to-day because it just wasn't worth it and few had any interest in preserving it. permalink fedilink source parent