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[โ€“] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Something tells me this day will eventually live in greater infamy than 9/11.

Like in 2230, provided there is still something resembling the human race, "9/11" will be just another boring date to memorize together with shit like the Alamo w/e.

The day the republic fell, however, will be a lot more recognizable and memorable.

248 years. Empires "always" last around ~250 (Let's ignore the Romans for now) so we're exactly on time.

[โ€“] Deceptichum@quokk.au 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Bull fucking shit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_empires

They last from 0 years to 1427, and 250 is not the average.

This 250 years nonsense needs to die off.