probably not the *why* you were looking for, but 1914\*. cf Zweig, *The World of... | Hacker News

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082349872349872 on Jan 12, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: 2023 Global Passport Ranking

probably not the why you were looking for, but 1914*.

cf Zweig, The World of Yesterday for the memoirs of someone who remembered a world without.

* iow, the start of the "short 20th century"

yourapostasy on Jan 12, 2023 [–]

Man, did Zweig ever have an ear for lyrically lush phrasing. His and Garet Garrett's polemics against strident nationalism unfortunately fell upon deaf ears.

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