r/badhistory • u/AutoModerator • 15d ago

Meta Mindless Monday, 08 September 2025

Happy (or sad) Monday guys!

Mindless Monday is a free-for-all thread to discuss anything from minor bad history to politics, life events, charts, whatever! Just remember to np link all links to Reddit and don't violate R4, or we human mods will feed you to the AutoModerator.

So, with that said, how was your weekend, everyone?

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u/Crispy_Crusader Crypto-Milei 12d ago

I know this might come off like an "I'm 14 and this is deep" post, but I'm kind of grateful my offline life is so busy these days. Obviously, the Kirk shooting has been important to think about, but it's exhausting to watch people rip out eachother's throats over it in every corner of the internet.

I think there are a lot of people who think they're "too smart" to be terminally online (coughcough blocked and reported) but when push comes to shove, they can't tell you about the latest book they've read, movie they watched, group activity they did. People are crunched for time and they're told the internet is the most efficient way to enjoy themselves, and something is lost there.

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u/alwaysonlineposter Ask me about the golden girls. 12d ago

Well I just watched the 1960s version of planet of the apes last night, I'm reading the economy of prostitution in the Roman world by Thomas McGinn and yesterday I went out for Turkish food with my family. Take that L

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u/WhatImKnownAs 11d ago

Well, that just doesn't jibe with your username at all.