• cmbabul@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    I love the Twain quote but I’m also a fan of this contemporary parallel observation; the number one thing you learn by studying history is that humans never learn a goddamn thing from history

    • JayleneSlide@lemmy.world
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      9 days ago

      We truly are nothing but a bunch of barely evolved monkeys. We’re even smart enough to know better, but too stupid to do anything about it. “Hey, that’s a brick wall dead ahead.” Humanity at large: <stomps the gas pedal>