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For the uninformed: this is a quote from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
by tomsmeding 1y ago
For the uninformed: this is a quote from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
- wolfi1 1y ago[flagged]
- __MatrixMan__ 1y agoYes, hence the comment
- voidUpdate 1y agoThere are probably a non-zero amount of people who are older than 20 who have not read the hitchhikers guide, or don't recall some parts of it. For example, me
- Insanity 1y agoSame here! Last time I read the books is about 17 years ago, and definitely didn’t remember that.
- tapland 1y agoFor me it’s been about 25, but since this is the opening premise, and a throwback to the opening scene I think it’s probably one of the most memorable.
- Insanity 1y agoHa, you might have better memory than me. From the opening of the books - I remember more vividly Arthur meeting Ford Prefect and his house being demolished. And vaguely something about a pub? So I think I remember the gist of the first chapter, but not the actual quotes :)
- bornfreddy 1y agoOh, lucky you! You can read it again and discover all the fun twists for the second time. I envy you.
- saghm 1y agoPlus, there's no reason to assume no one here is under 20. We should be _encouraging_ young people who are interested in tech and privacy, not discouraging people from posting explanations about tangential pop culture references because we think they aren't relevant for people who are older.
- runarberg 1y agoSomebody is bound to be one of today’s lucky 10,000 https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/
- ge96 1y agoOr watch the movie
- patmorgan23 1y agoWhich came out in 2005, 20 years ago.
- rangerelf 1y agoThis makes me feel old.
- NuclearPM 1y agoNon-zero?
- folkrav 1y agoI’ve read this book exactly once, in my second language (English), 20 something years ago. Guess that makes me worrisome.
- blendergeek 1y agoThat simply makes them one of today's lucky 10,000 https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/
- misnome 1y agoLots of people are outside of the US
- jraph 1y agoThe spirit of the drawing applies everywhere. This 10000 figure looks made up anyway. (hi from outside US :-))
- GuB-42 1y agoThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is British. Also, I know it, it has been translated in my language (French), the movie made out to the theaters, and we even have a well known school named after it (42). So it is known even to non-English speakers.
- justsomehnguy 1y agoIt is, the question is it known or just there is a vague knowledge about it.
- xen2xen1 1y agoLots of non native to English speakers around here too, lowers the odds.
- incone123 1y agoIt aired on BBC World Service a long time ago. Apparently some guy wrote in from India to complain that robots (ie Marvin) shouldn't be employed in place of human actors. I wonder if he is still around to see how _that_ turned out.
- patmorgan23 1y agoHitch hikers is by no means a universal cultural reference, and by the way it is 2025. The movie adaptation came out in 2005, 20 years ago. It's entirely possible for lots of people older than 20 to not get that reference.
- GuB-42 1y agoIs the Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy still part of the geek culture for people in their twenties? I still think 42 is pretty well known, but it doesn't mean people have actually read the books and recognize that part.
- justsomehnguy 1y agoAh, yes, everything I know is a basic common knowledge and if someone do not know anything from my list should be checked for some problems. Be it a minor SciFi flick in a written form or some SciFi flick in a live-action form[0] FYI HHTG is big[1] in anglosphere and known mostly to SciFi enthusiasts in other parts of the world. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44287254 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44287254 [1] as big as you want, of course
- Sesse__ 1y agoYou mean, for those who couldn't be bothered to click the link under a joke.
- Y-bar 1y agoI understood the reference, but I’m also on a limited mobile plan at the moment and would absolutely not click on a YT or similar link. In other words might have appreciated the explanation.
- jraph 1y agoThanks for giving the reference right here. I should have in addition to the link!
- m463 1y agothe reference was available with a minor full-text search of the internet.