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minus-squareJacksonLamb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 month agoI love how you make it sound like the moon landing happened after LOTR.
minus-squaregavran@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoIf you subscribe to the notion that Middle Earth is our world, it did!
minus-squarenonfuinoncuro@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-21 month agoum lotr was published in the 50s and the moon landing was in the 60s my dudes
minus-squaregavran@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoI miss old school trolling. Shine on, you crazy diamond.
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month 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-up5·edit-21 month 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-up3·1 month agoThe first two-way video call was demonstrated in 1930.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month 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-squareBigBananaDealer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoand the moon has been there a lot longer than 1960s
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 days agoNot much, though, geologically speaking.
minus-squareplyth@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month ago They’re clearly referring to when it became easily accessible to the masses. When have you been to the moon?
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-229 days ago“The moon landing” refers to a televised event.
minus-squareJacksonLamb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 month 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!
um lotr was published in the 50s and the moon landing was in the 60s my dudes
I miss old school trolling. Shine on, you crazy diamond.
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.
and the moon has been there a lot longer than 1960s
Not much, though, geologically speaking.
When have you been to the moon?
“The moon landing” refers to a televised event.
Good point. I assumed they meant the films because the books were not any kind of technogical innovation.