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Context https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blog/complaint-tablet-to-ea-nasir-the-oldest-recorded-customer-complaint

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[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

How do we know that the guy who wrote the letter is telling the whole story?

I want to hear both sides!

Silly me!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complaint_tablet_to_Ea-n%C4%81%E1%B9%A3ir

[–] Floodedwomb@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

I've always thought that he was the victim of the world's oldest known Karen.

[–] Univ3rse@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They found more complaints in what they believe was his house.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Univ3rse@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If I recall correctly, the additional complaints are a more recent discovery, so you likely heard about the single complaint long before they found the others.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago

Don't try to make me feel better!

Let me wallow in my shame!

[jk]