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minus-squareWittyProfileName2 [she/her]hexbear26·2 years agoWhole fucking planet tried negotiating with a virus. Modern day Canutes demanding the tide stall. link
minus-squareWittyProfileName2 [she/her]hexbear10·2 years agoI didn't know that. Thanks for explaining it. I'm not actually that familiar with Canute aside from the pop-cultural interpretation of the tide story. link
minus-squareusernamesaredifficul [he/him]hexbear8·2 years agothere are two versions of the story in one Canute was just an arrogant moron link
minus-squareusernamesaredifficul [he/him]hexbear2·2 years agopersonally I prefer the arrogant moron version because it would be pretty stupid as a dark ages king to put yourself in a position where you're in the north sea and say "see I'm just as powerless as you" link
Whole fucking planet tried negotiating with a virus.
Modern day Canutes demanding the tide stall.
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I didn't know that. Thanks for explaining it.
I'm not actually that familiar with Canute aside from the pop-cultural interpretation of the tide story.
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there are two versions of the story in one Canute was just an arrogant moron
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personally I prefer the arrogant moron version because it would be pretty stupid as a dark ages king to put yourself in a position where you're in the north sea and say "see I'm just as powerless as you"