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[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 73 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

1850 years with the ring and accomplished nothing? What did he expect to be different? The ring didn't work. Try something new.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 109 points 4 days ago (1 children)

He conquered the kings of men, and turned the dwarf lords to greed and wrath. He built Barad-dur and obliterated Numenor. He caused the separation of Valinor from the rest of Arda. He killed Gil-Galad and Elendil, and triggered the Elves leaving Arda forever.

If not for the hobbits, Sauron would have been unstoppable.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 90 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Yeah, but other than those things, he did nothing!

[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 73 points 4 days ago (1 children)

He was great for the economy though.

[–] Potatisen@lemmy.world 35 points 4 days ago

The American take on LoTR, did line go up tho?

[–] Entropywins@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

As a member of the people's front of Judea, I agree.

[–] migo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Pfft piss off, we're the Judean People's Front!

[–] swab148@lemm.ee 6 points 4 days ago
[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 29 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The elves and humans were significantly more powerful for most of the second age. The third age was an era of general decline.

[–] pressanykeynow@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

Wasn't it an era of decline specifically due to Sauron's actions?

[–] Maultasche@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago

He did use the ring in the war against Eregion, the siege of Ost-in-Edhil, and to influence the Numenoreans.