Ask HN: What’s the most outrageous belief you’re confident is true?

Re:Ask HN: What’s the most outrageous belief you’re confiden... by hobs on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @10:30PM (#29733205)

Is that why pax romana lasted for 800 years or what? Imo the "hard people" meme needs to die.

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Re:Ask HN: What’s the most outrageous belief you’re confiden... by xeromal on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @10:33PM (#29733228)

I agree with you but Rome went through wax and wane phases for 800 years. Just because you were born in those 800 years doesn't mean life was good. Hell, 60-80% of those emperors were absolute shit or murdered before they could do anything.

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Re:Ask HN: What’s the most outrageous belief you’re confiden... by tmn on Thursday December 30, 2021 @12:33AM (#29733976)

Even if the meme dies, nature will reenforce it eventually. If you extend into the future past your expected life time this is inevitable.

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Re:Ask HN: What’s the most outrageous belief you’re confiden... by iab on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @11:01PM (#29733458)

It’s the old hard-men/easy times trope again

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