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Re:Stolperstein by M4tze on Monday June 20, 2022 @03:23AM (#31807269)
Impressive to see how many Stolpersteine are out there. I never saw/recognized one on my own even though I walk around a lot in areas with a high density of them.
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Re:Stolperstein by matsemann on Monday June 20, 2022 @05:05AM (#31807969)
I think it's almost like Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon. When I randomly recognized the first one, I suddenly realized there were many more I would pass everyday but had never noticed.
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Re:Stolperstein by sdoering on Monday June 20, 2022 @04:05AM (#31807537)
I didn't know of them until after I had moved to Hamburg, where there are quite a few. My SO showed them to me and told me the background.

I was flabbergasted. Being very interested in history, having studied history at university and never before having heard of them was quite frankly disconcerting for me back then.

Since I nearly always stumble (as intended) as it is a visual pattern I now instantly recognize.

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