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TranscriptA threads post saying "There has never been another nation ever that has existed much beyond 250 years. Not a single one. America's 250th year is 2025. The next 4 years are gonna be pretty interesting considering everything that's already been said." It has a reply saying "My local pub is older than your country".

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[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 13 points 1 day ago

I used to be in the record business, and worked for a time for a Chinese record company who was releasing indigenous folk and classical music.

Western music traces back about 1000-1200 years, while Chinese music has an unbroken written musical tradition going back several thousands of years.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

China gets a bit fuzzier in between dynasties and revolutions. But there are definitely multiple post-Unification dynasties that lasted longer than 250 years.

[–] epicstove@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)