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Has anything good even happened? (lemmy.world)
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[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Has anything good even happened?

Yes, definitely. Americans are realizing that their country is shit too and they are not exempt from falling into an Autocracy. Maybe that will teach them a bit more compassion with other people around the world and will stop the arrogance of bringing "democracy" (because it's "clearly the best form of state") to countries who don't want it.

The american system is not a guarantee for the wellbeing of the people, and now that americans finally understand that, we can start actual constructive dialogue based on mutual respect, i hope.

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[–] dogsoahC@lemm.ee 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Not according to those who think that the new century only began in 2001 because the Christian calendar has no year 0 or smth.

[–] workerONE@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

So in the year 2000 it wasn't a new century? Seems pretty stupid

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Yep. That's because there can't be a "0th year after that one geezer was born". It's -1 BC (the last year before) and then immediately 1 AD (the first year after).

(I know they did the calculations wrong and it should actually be somewhere around -6 to -4. That doesn't change the fact that there is no year 0.)

[–] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Of course there can be an 0th year.

Kids don't start at 1 because they can't be 0, you start counting by days weeks and months and then years. This wasn't even a problem though, because in the 0th year people weren't walking around referencing dates according to whatever calendar we use.

If no years have elapsed then it's the 0th year.

It sounds to me as though some idiot named the 0th year "1", which just happens to be a numeral.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Kids start at 0 because they're not yet 1 year old. They're only 1 year old after their first birthday and during the second year of their life. Jesus wasn't 1 year old during year 1, it was just year number 1 after his (supposed) birth.

Edit: I just remembered: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Asian_age_reckoning

[–] dogsoahC@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How 'bout we don't give a fuck and use a sensible system instead?

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What did I do to you...? I was just explaining what the reasoning for "there's no year 0" is. I don't agree or disagree with it. What would be a more sensible system exactly? One based on anything other than the birth of a mythological figure? Sure. Got any suggestions that are implementable without exorbitant effort?

[–] dogsoahC@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just adding a year 0 would be enough. Other than that, the human era.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago (4 children)

You know that would shift every year after 0 one down, yes? We'd be in 2024 now. That doesn't seem easily implemented.

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[–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I met and married an amazing person this century, so I've got that going for me which is nice.

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[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 11 points 1 week ago (3 children)

A lot of good games came out on the PS2. That was good.

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[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 11 points 1 week ago

Boomers 401k and McMansion values exploded

Their rich owner daddies got richer

Rest of working people gonna need to work harder so they can live their best lives!

[–] xylogx@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Saw this post right below:

“# Steam On Linux Ends 2024 With A Nice Boost To Its Marketshare, AMD Linux CPU Use At 74%”

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[–] callouscomic@lemm.ee 10 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Have you read about the first quarter of the prior century?

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 1 week ago

World war already started we just haven't accepted it yet.

At least we handled the pandemic much better... Boomers are still around hmmm

[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago

ikr this time last century we had just finished the most deadly war in history and one of the deadliest pandemics in history.

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[–] Blackout@fedia.io 7 points 1 week ago

Guys, I don't think I will make it to the end. I could live to 122 years old but I don't want to.

[–] Gutek8134@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Doom Eternal came out

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Lots of good stuff has happened. It's not in the news though. Or on the ticktwits or whatever bullshit they're indoctriniating children with today.

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ok, Boomer.

[–] Jamablaya@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

No. Have you not been paying attention?

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