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HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml to Shitty Ask Lemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish ·
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29 days ago

Why didn't people in the middle ages just avoid the plague like the plague? Were they stupid?

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Why didn't people in the middle ages just avoid the plague like the plague? Were they stupid?

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  • FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca
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    29 days ago

    Because they thought it was infringing on their freedom when told to wear masks and social distance

  • Pommes_für_dein_Balg@feddit.org
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    28 days ago

    They tried to avoid the plague like the plague,
    but they couldn’t flee the fleas

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    They did. Your confusion is on the meaning of the commonly used phrase.

    Avoid it like the plague actually means you’re going to do almost nothing but hope you don’t die.

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    You can watch a very historically accurate and 100% true documentary on netflix: The Decameron

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    28 days ago

    Did you not witness the stupid during Covid ?

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    You see, the phrase didn’t exist at the time, so they didn’t know they had to avoid it

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    deleted by creator

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    They thought the plague never avoided anyone, so why should they?

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    Well, they were rubbing shit into their open wounds so you tell me.

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    Is this evil jonkler cart reference?

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