A thing belonging to a period other than that in which it exists (especially something that is conspicuously old-fashioned)
the cool s
@sophiahelix.bsky.social
I am enjoying these historical romances I’m reading but there’s a vaguely anachronistic feel over most things and one of them is characters being annoyed at people turning up without calling first, or surprised by phone calls, and like…that did just used to happen!
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Kythra Suntamer
@kythra.bsky.social
Changing Norms: Casual and comfort-driven fashion has grown significantly, with many people viewing high heels as an unnecessary or anachronistic "beauty is pain" expectation. As noted on The Washington Post, social mores have shifted away from feeling pressured to wear them.
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gnos
@strapba.it
they say hindsight is 20/20, but i'm not so sure
consider the the phenomenon of false memories
a recollection of something never collected
consider the the suggestibility of the the human mind
and how new information changes old perceptions
consider the the backronym
an acrostic anachronism
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