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If you could go back in time and watch -- but not change or interact with -- one historical event, what would it be? (lemmy.sdf.org)

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For the sake of the argument, you get to arrive up to 24 hours before the event starts and leave up to 24 hours after it ends.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

This comment is art.

At first, having witnessed a birth, I thought "even seeing your kids birth is rough... I think you'd feel pretty cheated out of a powerful wish"

And then I thought "That's some high grade narcissisim to even imagine that"

But then I thought about that, despite how gross a birth is... You'd get to see your parents young. In a moment that you'll maybe live yourself one day. In a terrible moment... But maybe (hopefully) shining as their best strongest selves through it.

And now I think that's my wish too... To get to see my parents when they were younger and dumber than I am now.