I like history, even depressing history, because I think we can learn something. But I struggled very hard in my first year or so of history education in higher ed. In particular, Jim Crow America is still very hard for me sometimes. But it helps contextualize the workd we live in, and is worth knowing for that reason.

I’m with @crescendoofpeace, tho—reading history can definitely create disdain and distaste for our current government in the US.