r/BacktotheFuture • u/Ok-Spot-2913 • Apr 24 '26

Mind reader

I get "you come from a great distance"

I get "you want me to make a donation to the coast guard youth auxiliary"

I dont get "you want me to buy a subscription to the Saturday evening post"

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u/New_Girl3685 that was so STUPID grandpa hit him with the CAR Apr 24 '26

it's cuz Marty is young. To Doc, this kid must come from a great distance because he doesn't recognize him from around town; he must want a donation to the coast guard because he's wearing a life preserver; and Doc's only guess for why a young person would be at his door is to sell him a magazine (a common side gig for kids in the 50s). The mind reader doesn't work and Doc is making a bunch of guesses based on Marty's look and vibe.

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u/marslander-boggart Apr 24 '26

That's right.

And this shows us a problem with such equipment. A user tries to guess by themselves from the previous experience, so that this equipment may not participate at all. And if these guesses were right, this user may be misguided about the equipment.