Living through an event isnt the same thing as being knowledgeable about it.
But it can definitely help to understand the background before the event which is something that wouldn’t typically be captured by regular news reports.
There are dangers with just “experiencing” a thing. Most of us that experienced it were just watching whatever news cast or government speech we chose that was currently being broadcast. Even if you were directly affected by 9/11 by being near it, you really didn’t have any more tangible information about what caused it than all the stuff that’s come out since then.
I saw the rubble in person, I smelled the fuel/whatever that stench was. (seriously I’ve smelled decay, that wasn’t decay) But for seeing it I got no better information than someone sitting at home watching a TV.
In fact it might have been worse because at the time we were all blindly angry. We weren’t wrong to be angry, but people don’t think clearly in those conditions. Meanwhile politicians are brainstorming spin and advantage. Military contractors are spinning up presentations to prepare for the upcoming bids.
But it can definitely help to understand the background before the event which is something that wouldn’t typically be captured by regular news reports.
There are dangers with just “experiencing” a thing. Most of us that experienced it were just watching whatever news cast or government speech we chose that was currently being broadcast. Even if you were directly affected by 9/11 by being near it, you really didn’t have any more tangible information about what caused it than all the stuff that’s come out since then.
I saw the rubble in person, I smelled the fuel/whatever that stench was. (seriously I’ve smelled decay, that wasn’t decay) But for seeing it I got no better information than someone sitting at home watching a TV.
In fact it might have been worse because at the time we were all blindly angry. We weren’t wrong to be angry, but people don’t think clearly in those conditions. Meanwhile politicians are brainstorming spin and advantage. Military contractors are spinning up presentations to prepare for the upcoming bids.
Most people don’t understand the events they live through let alone the background of them, so, no.
“Most” is not all.
Plus each person has their own perspective on an event, even if it is just their singular isolated life.
Til that most != all. Thanks for the English lesson.