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Socrates bemoaned those young'ns who had the audacity to read their Homer, instead of memorizing it.
this post was submitted on 18 Aug 2023
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"TikTok is just like reading a book"
-OP
Pinpoint the exact string of words where that was conveyed by op
Learn 2 read, noob.
The point was people are always looking for a scapegoat when they don't understand shit. I'm not the one to "learn to read"
Edit: what the hell is that username
LMAO this is way too harsh on the OP, poor guy just wanted to draw a parallel. Please stop murdering them in the comments.
Nope, it's normalising unnecessary bs