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2025-01-31 20:20:26

mark on Nostr: the word ‘disaster’ comes from the Italian dis•astro—‘I’ll-starred’ ...

the word ‘disaster’ comes from the Italian dis•astro—‘I’ll-starred’ (from the Greek: δυσ ἀστήρ: ‘bad star’)

people used to blame bad things on the position of the planets.

they still do. not taking responsibility has a long history.
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