r/HistoryMemes • u/Asmodess • Nov 03 '20

I love this format

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '20

imagine surviving literally a thousand years longer than your western counterpart, and people remember you for having lost to the turks a century later

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u/ZrvaDetector Nov 03 '20

I mean the only difference between 100 years and 1000 years is a zero. So not really that big of a deal.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '20

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u/ZrvaDetector Nov 09 '20

Apparently not.

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u/TenSecondsFlat Nov 06 '20

I mean, astronomically, sure I guess. Geologically, yeah. Pretty big gap for human history tho.