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This is very recent, however this does feel like a picture future generations should see.

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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.

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[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 24 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Jesus fucking Christ, I hate living through history.

Right there with you, remember when there was a time that years would go by without huge events. Ever since 2001 we have been on this rollercoaster of once in a lifetime events.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago

God damn. I WANTED to make a 9/11 joke, but as I started trying to think of it, it just became too distasteful. So instead, please enjoy steamboat willie instead!

[–] zeca@lemmy.ml 4 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

Is ot cause you started to pay attention in 2001? I feel like this rollercoaster started around 2015, whichis when i started paying attention.

[–] Herr_S_aus_H@lemmy.zip 1 points 7 hours ago

We didn't start the fire.

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I feel like it was already going when I was born. The Cold War was a pretty big deal at the time. Every day felt like the entire world was going to end at any moment.

[–] 0k_@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

We didn't start the fire. It was always burning, since the world's been turning.

[–] moonshadow@slrpnk.net 2 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

What got your attention in 2015?

[–] zeca@lemmy.ml 4 points 14 hours ago

The impeachment process of Dilma in Brasil, and the terrible economic and educational reforms that her successor passed in 2016.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

Probably Russian propaganda electing a Manchurian candidate.

[–] turdburglar@piefed.social 1 points 16 hours ago

“grab em by the pussy” is no big deal, maybe?