# Rose-Colored Views of the Past Bear No Resemblance to Reality by Chelsea Follett > "[Such] rose-colored views of the past bear no resemblance to reality." > **— Chelsea Follett**, *Grim Old Days: Louis B. Wright’s Everyday Life in Colonial America* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication (2023-03-10):** [Grim Old Days: Louis B. Wright’s Everyday Life in Colonial America](https://humanprogress.org/grim-old-days-louis-b-wrights-everyday-life-in-colonial-america/) — exact wording verified in the article text. - **Exact original:** “Except that such rose-colored views of the past bear no resemblance to reality.” - **Editorial clarification:** Square brackets restore the referent established by the immediately surrounding source passage; no certainty, scope, or conclusion was added. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/STFU About AI and Water and Just Eat Your Burger|STFU About AI and Water and Just Eat Your Burger]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/HumanProgress.org|HumanProgress.org]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "[Such] rose-colored views of the past bear no resemblance to reality." — Chelsea Follett, Grim Old Days: Louis B. Wright’s Everyday Life in Colonial America, 2023-03-10 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-chelsea-follett-past-not-serene ```