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Did your special interest exist prior to the year 1800? If not, what would be the closest thing to it? (piefed.world)
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/post/719304

Autistic people, did your special interest exist prior to the year 1800? If not, what would be the closest thing to it?

By exist, I mean something you’d be able to study. For example, dinosaurs existed well before 1800 but that doesn’t mean there was a good way for the layman to learn about them.

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[–] greencactus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Fall of the Roman Empire for me. Edward Gibbons wrote 'The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' in the late 18th century, so yes, I could've studied it before that.