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ChristianKl comments on Open Thread, Jul. 13 - Jul. 19, 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ChristianKl 15 July 2015 05:58:38PM 2 points [-]

For comparison, for most people who shot Kennedy and why is ancient history and that was 10 years later, in a country with far better collective memory than Iran (more books published, more media made etc.)

More media doesn't mean better collective memory. Iranian children are taught their history in school.

Western culture focuses more on the short term, than more traditional cultures do.