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Steelrolled

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30. I chose 500 years

Reply to JI7 (Reply #29)

Mon Jul 6, 2020, 09:23 AM

Jul 2020

due to the Columbus status controversy. I was looking for things for which we today think "that's just the way the world works" but in 500 years they would view us as evil bastards. It's hard to answer because we generally don't think we are evil bastards, but as shown by the Columbus statue (and other historical figures) standards change.

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In 500 years, what will we be condemned for? [View all] Steelrolled Jul 2020 OP

It's just business Sanity Claws Jul 2020 #1

The ruling cockroaches John Ludi Jul 2020 #2

500 Years Is Too Long a Time Period. MineralMan Jul 2020 #3

I picked 500 years since that is the amount of time since Columbus Steelrolled Jul 2020 #12

I'm all but certain 2020 will be remembered by all Polybius Jul 2020 #28

Wow. That's a very optimistic question. Newest Reality Jul 2020 #4

Ok. I'm going to have to take a good amount of quality time to digest your response. Bravo! erronis Jul 2020 #13

Our unrelieved racism against black and brown people. CTyankee Jul 2020 #5

Global Warming. Full Stop. NutmegYankee Jul 2020 #6

The way we treat animals now will be abhorrent in 50 years Johnny2X2X Jul 2020 #7

i sure hope they make significant progress from our days SiliconValley_Dem Jul 2020 #8

My guess (more a hope) would be our rationalization of greed and materialism... LanternWaste Jul 2020 #9

Species loss, especially species lost to climate change. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2020 #10

We'll be lucky if there's even a civilization still left to care 500 years from now ansible Jul 2020 #11

driving cars Takket Jul 2020 #14

In spite of the anti-science hatred in these people, we're in the middle of a exceptional growth erronis Jul 2020 #15

I appreciate your take Steelrolled Jul 2020 #19

Our ignorance and rejection cilla4progress Jul 2020 #16

The Anthropocene extinction Dukkha Jul 2020 #17

Inhumane prison system Lars39 Jul 2020 #18

It's gonna be a long list, but here's my top five. CrispyQ Jul 2020 #20

Same thing the German people of the 1930s are condemned for. Iggo Jul 2020 #21

Cops and incarceration. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2020 #22

Apes will rule the world. Humans will have lost the ability to speak. Otherwise... madinmaryland Jul 2020 #23

At the rate we're going we'll be lucky if we're not living in mad max world by then Calculating Jul 2020 #24

Eating animals and all the other cruel things that people do to them now. nt Raine Jul 2020 #25

Facebook and Twitter. milestogo Jul 2020 #26

Species extinction creeksneakers2 Jul 2020 #27

That all depends on what happens in the next 500 years JI7 Jul 2020 #29

I chose 500 years Steelrolled Jul 2020 #30

ruining the climate eShirl Jul 2020 #31

The Cult of Money. hunter Jul 2020 #32