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This comic raises several questions. I will attempt to list them according to the magnitude of the problems they illustrate in the millennial mind.
1. Did Randall actually not know that President Garfield was assassinated?
2. Did Randall previously assume anything he doesn't remember from sixth grade history doesn't matter?
3. Does Randall not read old books?*
4. Did the point of the quoted passage-- the sense of perspective about the ultimate historical significance of current events-- really elude him completely?
*This one is a trick question, we have already been given ample evidence that the answer is "no"
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2652 Self-deprecation can't last forever; at some point you have to actually be good at your job
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2651 It's hard to be as smart as Randall, because you become aware of so many conflicting threats and demands you have to keep in bala...
Future XKCD-comic-made-with-programming: Hidden Markov Model. It is a slideshow of alternate history where the current historical event is only dependent on current state and the immediately previous historical event.
ReplyDeleteAlso it's funny because no one cares that President Garfield was assassinated anymore.
ReplyDeleteI care.
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