• gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de
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    5 hours ago

    it’s really impressive how smart people were back then. we completely tend to underestimate that.

    in a similar vein: i think people tend to think that the medieval ages were “dark times” and the people back then were stupid. that’s very far from the case. there were significant cultural developments back then. we just completely underestimate the value of that.

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      I took a class on Medieval Law and it was an amazing insight on how crafty and smart the pesantry was, especially as they fought for their rights. The professor was awesome and kept emphasising how smart they were.