The past week has shown humanity at its worst: A horrific terrorist attack left at least 1,300 Israelis dead, among them peace activists and even innocent children. The fates of many more kidnapped civilians still lie in the balance. Meanwhile, statements from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggest retaliation…
And this is why learning history matters. It gives context for these friggin bizarre norms that accumulate. It allows us to realize when the norms are useful, we’re useful and are no longer needed, or we’re always just humans being weird.
Legit. People with no grasp of history get mad about trans people like it’s a new thing when 16th century Europeans would castrate young boys for musical performances
I’m surprised they still had people auditioning, that’s dedication.
Money’s a very nice incentive.
Uh you’re not going to believe this, but the parents volunteered the boys.
Learning history is depressing because you realize humanity is just wave after wave of the same stupid dumb shit generation after generation with only marginal gains towards clawing back power from the elite that have ALWAYS run this world.