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archonet@lemy.lol 3 weeks agothis is the dumbest timeline
this has been the dumbest possible timeline for longer than you or I can probably remember. I remember noticing the difference between pre-2015 and post-2015, but I’ve been assured things have been imploding consistently since at least 9/11 and definitely by the 2008 financial crisis.
In other words, it is entirely possible, yes.
ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Our “What if?” timeline diverged from the main continuity in 2000 when Bush v. Gore was decided.
archonet@lemy.lol 3 weeks ago
I’ve had people tell me Reagan, and other people tell me we’ve sucked since FDR died. I’m tempted to believe them, with what history I know.
VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Or when Lincoln was assassinated, since his VP was a Confederate sympathizer and immediately set about undoing his work.