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minus-squareJacksonLamb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·4 days agoI love how you make it sound like the moon landing happened after LOTR.
minus-squaregavran@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoIf you subscribe to the notion that Middle Earth is our world, it did!
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoIt 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-up3·edit-24 days agoThey 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-up2·4 days agoThe first two-way video call was demonstrated in 1930.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoAnd the first message sent over the internet was in 1969. They’re clearly referring to when it became easily accessible to the masses.
minus-squareJacksonLamb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·4 days agoGood 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!
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.
Good point. I assumed they meant the films because the books were not any kind of technogical innovation.