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Should there be some kind of waiting period (like 3 or 5 or even 10 years) for RealLife items to be added to distinguish \
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Should there be some kind of waiting period (like 3 or 5 or even 10 years) for RealLife items to be added to distinguish \\\"discussing these few examples of this thing that everyone knows\\\" from \\\"discussing current events\\\"? My understanding of this trope is that real life SmallReferencePools are things that are remembered and used as points of comparison for contemporary events years and decades afterwards. People being familiar with something that was in the news this year would not be this trope.

Talking about a 2015 hurricane in 2015- discussing current events.

Talking about Hurricane Katrina in 2005- discussing current events.

Comparing a 2015 hurricane to Hurricane Katrina in 2015- SmallReferencePools.
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