People neither remember nor care about anything more than like 3 years ago https://t.co/ukchLF1sQ0
— Misha – Visiting the bay area Nov 19 – Jan 3 (@drethelin) August 25, 2022
I’ve often said that 90% of people forget almost everything that happened more than six months ago, and that nearly everyone forgets almost everything that happened more than two years ago. This isn’t just speculation; I’ve seen it in action.
When Russia invaded Ukraine for the second time, I mentioned to more than one of my smart friends that Russia had already invaded Ukraine in 2014. Most had no knowledge of it and didn’t recall it occurring, even though at least one of them I’d spoken to about it in 2014 (I have a good memory for most things, including conversations).
This is how most events are. Quickly forgotten, and when you bring them up people act like you’re some crazy conspiracy theorist or that very relevant history is of no consequence. Human cognition is inherently defective and mismatched to modern contigencies.