Historical Context Disputes

Commenters challenge the recency or ongoing relevance of discussed phenomena by referencing occurrences or norms from the 1980s, 1990s, or 10-30 years ago, emphasizing changes over time.

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2007
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2008
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2009
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
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2016
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2017
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2021
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FFS MIT e.g IMO SR google.com i.e ycombinator.com sbnation.com MAD years ago 90s ago 20 years ago 20 years 80s 60s 1990s wasn 80s 90s

Sample Comments

empthought Dec 20, 2017 View on HN

Was this during the 80s or 90s? Things have changed all over the place since then.

walru Jun 21, 2018 View on HN

You're talking about 10-30 years ago. Not today.

feikal Jul 5, 2018 View on HN

nice. i remember something like this over 10 years ago, but people back then were not getting it...

baggachipz Oct 12, 2023 View on HN

That already happened in the 80's. ;)

PrimeMcFly Oct 1, 2023 View on HN

You said 'until recently' but you're describing a situation from the 90s.

icedchai Jun 9, 2022 View on HN

Same here. This was in the mid 90's though. Not sure what it's like these days...

johnny22 Apr 4, 2019 View on HN

today's era? that doesn't sound right. When wasn't it the case?

return1 Aug 30, 2020 View on HN

Did people say that 20 years ago?

iso1631 Nov 9, 2025 View on HN

If that was in the 1990s that would be impressiveIf that was in the 2020s...

jack-r-abbit Jul 12, 2013 View on HN

But it happened in the "late 90s." One anecdote from 15 years ago is not really of much value today, IMO.