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kleinbl00  ·  4331 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Stupid is Winning: We are in the final years of our internet

We have fallen upon evil times, the world has waxed old and wicked. Politics are very corrupt. Children are no longer respectful to their elders. Each man wants to make himself conspicuous and write a book.

Narim Sin, 5000 BC

I've heard maybe five versions of this and I've never been able to narrow it down. Naram-Sin, for example, ruled about 2200BC, not 5000. I really want the quote to be authentic. the mood certainly is.