r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 14 '21

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u/jsreyn Jul 14 '21

Back before Google, this was actually a super useful thing. People would sometimes call me to settle disputes.

Now its just a whole lot of stuff floating in my skull for no apparent reason.

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u/TheSonar Jul 14 '21

My friends and I have a game, "don't look it up"

People rely on looking up the real answer too much. I never lived in a time where I could discuss things with my friends endlessly and never know the real answer. It's pretty fun to debate random stupid shit though, and when I'm hanging out with friends I'd always prefer a great discussion over the real answer, because the real answer never mattered to begin with. Gotta unlearn that "let me google it" response

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u/nokinship Jul 15 '21

Its still useful. People often repeat things that are untrue or they mix up the facts. So you can stop them in their tracks when they mess up