Does the passage of time--forward or backward--make things younger or older?
A short time ago, the youngest countries (e.g. Eritrea and South Sudan) came into existence.
A long time ago, America was one of the youngest countries.
As time moves forward, America gets older and older and so do we.
Going back in time, as we get younger and younger (and eventually don't exist), we eventually find older and older languages, cultures, civilizations, and historical figures...
But long ago, many of these things were new...
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