1820s vs. 1920s. vs. 2020s: The African Experience

Between the 1820s, 1920s, and 2020s which is the best era to live in?

Unreliable Narrator

You are given 3 choices of eras to live in. What option do you go with?

— Mundui ムンドゥイ (@RonoTecnico) January 19, 2022

I asked the question above in a Twitter poll which lasted 48 hours. I expected the results to be overwhelmingly (C)- say 85%. So I was a bit surprised when options (A) and (B) got more than a few fans.

I guess, for us the 2020s is a lived reality we are currently experiencing. The 1920s experience requires us to imagine how that period would have been, which may disregard historical reality. The 1820s imagination is even further removed from 2020s current reality. Books, films, can only tell so much about the experience of 1820s and 1920s. If I had voted, I would have quickly gone for (C) no debates.

THE 1820S

I imagine the 1820s was a year of animal savagery. If you lived in…

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