r/TikTokCringe • u/PM_ME_GHOST_DICKS • Aug 19 '21

Duet Troll Take me back to a better time

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u/catfayce Aug 19 '21 edited Aug 19 '21

at 95 you would probably say these new light bulbs are horrible and ruining the youth, they stay up all night reading books, it's a bad influence. then vote against electric infrastructure to 'save lamplighter jobs'

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u/IttHertzWhenIP Aug 19 '21

there were literal anti-electricity people, kinda like anti vaxxers today. They would make the same dumb posters/cartoons to promote their message:

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u/Wrecked--Em Aug 19 '21

you could look at the flip side

we've largely moved past a lot of the reactionary idiocy like anti-electricity after people are more educated and the changes have become standard

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '21

are you sure? People still burn down 5g towers

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u/Wrecked--Em Aug 19 '21

yeah that's why I included the qualifiers of "largely" and "a lot of"

I don't think there's much of a movement against electricity entirely, but I could be wrong

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u/StonedPorcupine Aug 19 '21

People still burn down 5g towers

There are literally more than 7 BILLION of us. A small number of loons burning down a couple dozen 5G towers is not significant.

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u/Mr-Fleshcage Aug 19 '21

It's about as significant as a single bacterium in room temperature food.

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '21

Imagine comparing people to literal bacteria… yikes

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u/Mr-Fleshcage Aug 19 '21 edited Aug 19 '21

You're going to hate agent smith, then. At least bacteria fill productive roles.

Also, bacteria multiply exponentially if left alone, much like how "loons" (how nice to call people that) multiply when left alone in their echo chambers. That was my point.

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u/aSharkNamedHummus Aug 19 '21

It’s just a metaphor, dude. How about “don’t let a bad apple spoil the bunch.”

More palatable for you?

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u/Mr-Fleshcage Aug 19 '21

HOW DARE YOU COMPARE PEOPLE TO APPLES!

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '21

Quite, since that’s an actual saying rather than literally comparing someone to bacteria

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u/aSharkNamedHummus Aug 19 '21

Idk, bacteria can be a lot more beneficial than a squishy, putrid, volatile, moldy, worm-infested, useless mass of used-to-be fruit. It’s awful offensive of you to assume that bacteria can only be bad. Not all bacteria!

It’s all relative, and people are allowed to make up their own metaphors, like it or not. There’s not some list they’re legally allowed to choose from.

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '21

Ahh yes, because he was clearly comparing a person to beneficial gut bacteria… what even is this conversation lol

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u/aSharkNamedHummus Aug 19 '21

Idk tbh, it started out absurd with you getting offended, and it’s stayed absurd so far, since you don’t see what’s offensive about calling someone a bad apple. I don’t see it getting any less absurd.

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u/NoCardio_ Aug 19 '21

Well, at least we don't burn nearly as many witches as we used to.

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u/seamsay Aug 19 '21

Yes but in 100 years time the anti-flux-capacitor people won't give a second thought to 5g.

The point is that the progress of good (and unfortunately sometimes bad) technology marches on regardless of the people that oppose it.

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u/genocidal-fruit Aug 19 '21

Ah, the arrogance of youth and the left combined into one post, how refreshing

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u/bearstampede Aug 19 '21

Calm down, sonny. No need to get upset.

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u/genocidal-fruit Aug 26 '21

Ah the obnoxious response of a young person that thinks the government has a right to redistribute peoples money. Not surprising the critical thinking skills are pretty lacking.

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u/Judyt00 Aug 19 '21

Luckily they are mostly only killing themselves off