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'The Tiffany Problem': Why people think historically accurate things are wrong

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Summary
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47% Informative

The Tiffany Problem refers to the fact that people in modern times will sometimes see something as anachronistic when it's not.

It's something writers, filmmakers and other storytellers have to be aware of.

It can feel like there's a historical problem even if there isn't an actual historical problem.

CGP Grey created a whole video about the name Tiffany that has 4.7 million views.

VR Score

34

Informative language

27

Neutral language

49

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

40

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

long-living

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