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https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2501:_Average_Familiarity
People who understand the technology forget that normies don't understand the technology.
and normies think you're an asshole if you try to explain the technology to them, and cling to their ignorance of it basic it's more 'fun' to believe in magic
In the defense of normies, believing in magic is more fun. Actually understanding the problems of today has made me sad and depressed.
Totally disagree. Knowledge has never depressed me, ignorance does.
But I'm not a normie, true. Most people think I'm a freak for being interested in how things actually work.
TIL there is a whole ass mediawiki for explaining XKCD comics.
I didn't even notice that I linked explainxkcd instead of the xkcd itself.