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52-year-old Luca Richardson has been adamant about changing the way the world keeps track of time. In a post on every social media account we found associated with him, we found the impetus behind the push to reset the calendar: “Just had the best carbonara of my life. No seriously, it is the best. I’m thinking that it’s time for a change.” That change would be the event that we have referred to several times already in this article. Richardson aims to have the calendar reset to the day that he ate this carbonara.

We had the opportunity to speak to Richardson about his thoughts on the subject. The following is a transcript of the discussion:

Interviewer: “Luca, thanks for being here to answer some of our questions today. The first thing I have to ask is, why would we change everything about how we keep track of time now? What would be the point? We have a pretty good system as it is.”

Luca: “The main change I would like to make is with regard to the year. Conveniently, I had ‘the experience’ on January 1st so there wouldn’t be any need to change days or even months. But I think the world could do with a refresh. We have been basing the years of our calendar on something that happened so long ago, why not update it?”

Interviewer: “So you think that the carbonara you had in ‘the experience’ defined not only yourself, but the entirety of humanity to the point that you think it would be fitting to change everyone’s way of life to suit this event?”

Luca: “Yeah, I think it’s something everyone could get behind.”

And that much is certainly true; Richardson has gained quite an online following, becoming something of a celebrity on Twitter and Facebook as he shares his struggles to change the way the world sees time. There have even been some modest protests in random locations, mostly full of people wondering where the best place to protest such a change should be.

Interviewer: "I’ll leave you with two of the biggest questions everyone is asking: why the name change and where in Italy can I go to get this life-changing carbonara?”

Luca: “Changing my name was an easy decision. When you have an experience like I did, it’s the least I can do to help show my new identity. And as for the carbonara I have good news! You can get it on 71st and Broadway here in New York City.”

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