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>Memories are bunk, is my point. Only media can really record history.

I don't trust media because Berenstein bears is the proper spelling [0]. I died when I was 6 years old after an asthma attack and shifted into another timeline where I survived. It shares most of the same details but likes to throw a few typos in to check if I'm paying attention. I'm not sure the purpose of these tests, but I'm sure I'll figure it out.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confabulation#Mandela_effect

/s

While confabulation is a severe problem with human memory, I don't trust media because history is written by the winners.



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