Daniel@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoIf you could go back in time and do, or bring, one thing to mess up the timeline what would it be?message-squaremessage-square119fedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down11
arrow-up1103arrow-down1message-squareIf you could go back in time and do, or bring, one thing to mess up the timeline what would it be?Daniel@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square119fedilink
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-21 year agoThe main turning point was 1971, as referenced by the website (https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/). Carter I think was the president then, and the main force was that the economy was decoupled from the gold standard
minus-squareimaqtpie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoNah that was Nixon. If RFK had been elected, withdrawn from Vietnam earlier and not been corrupt, things may have gone differently
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoMy brain goofed, I knew that. Thanks for the correction!
minus-squareTheBeege@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-21 year agoIt makes me sad the site seems to be pushing crypto. Or maybe it’s that crypto bros keep referencing the event? Chicken and egg? I dunno
The main turning point was 1971, as referenced by the website (https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/).
Carter I think was the president then, and the main force was that the economy was decoupled from the gold standard
Nah that was Nixon. If RFK had been elected, withdrawn from Vietnam earlier and not been corrupt, things may have gone differently
My brain goofed, I knew that. Thanks for the correction!
It makes me sad the site seems to be pushing crypto. Or maybe it’s that crypto bros keep referencing the event? Chicken and egg? I dunno