20 years ago, which is when Doma made contact with the West for the first time in 2000+ years (due to the recent invention of airships), is not the "distant past".
The lore book is a complete document. Information about each part of the world this game takes place in is spread out across its pages. You cannot take one quote from one page and assume that is the end of matters - you must take into account other passages from other pages in the book, as well as other parts of the setting as portrayed in the game and in interview.
People read it that way because they aren't aware of the additional information which sheds another light on the situation, and it's frustrating to hear that perception repeatedly touted as fact when it's an interpretation. One of many, and one based on incomplete information.
The lore book is a complete document. Information about each part of the world this game takes place in is spread out across its pages. You cannot take one quote from one page and assume that is the end of matters - you must take into account other passages from other pages in the book, as well as other parts of the setting as portrayed in the game and in interview.
People read it that way because they aren't aware of the additional information which sheds another light on the situation, and it's frustrating to hear that perception repeatedly touted as fact when it's an interpretation. One of many, and one based on incomplete information.
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