Stamets@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 11 天前Basicallylemmy.worldimagemessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up11.21Karrow-down115
arrow-up11.19Karrow-down1imageBasicallylemmy.worldStamets@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 11 天前message-square99fedilink
minus-squareJacksonLamb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·11 天前I love how you make it sound like the moon landing happened after LOTR.
minus-squaregavran@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 天前If you subscribe to the notion that Middle Earth is our world, it did!
minus-squarenonfuinoncuro@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-210 天前um lotr was published in the 50s and the moon landing was in the 60s my dudes
minus-squaregavran@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 天前I miss old school trolling. Shine on, you crazy diamond.
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 天前It did though? The Lord of the Rings was written in the 1930s and 1940’s, the moon landings took place in 1969-1972.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-211 天前They just said “Trilogy,” so it’s unclear if they meant the movies or books. But video calls were definitely after the moon landing, as was gay marriage in the UK being legalized.
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 天前The first two-way video call was demonstrated in 1930.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 天前And the first message sent over the internet was in 1969. They’re clearly referring to when it became easily accessible to the masses.
minus-squareBigBananaDealer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 天前and the moon has been there a lot longer than 1960s
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 天前Not much, though, geologically speaking.
minus-squareplyth@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 天前 They’re clearly referring to when it became easily accessible to the masses. When have you been to the moon?
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-28 天前“The moon landing” refers to a televised event.
minus-squareJacksonLamb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·11 天前Good point. I assumed they meant the films because the books were not any kind of technogical innovation.
I love how you make it sound like the moon landing happened after LOTR.
If you subscribe to the notion that Middle Earth is our world, it did!
um lotr was published in the 50s and the moon landing was in the 60s my dudes
I miss old school trolling. Shine on, you crazy diamond.
It did though? The Lord of the Rings was written in the 1930s and 1940’s, the moon landings took place in 1969-1972.
They just said “Trilogy,” so it’s unclear if they meant the movies or books. But video calls were definitely after the moon landing, as was gay marriage in the UK being legalized.
The first two-way video call was demonstrated in 1930.
And the first message sent over the internet was in 1969. They’re clearly referring to when it became easily accessible to the masses.
and the moon has been there a lot longer than 1960s
Not much, though, geologically speaking.
When have you been to the moon?
“The moon landing” refers to a televised event.
Good point. I assumed they meant the films because the books were not any kind of technogical innovation.