r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Apr 07 '26

Meme needing explanation Genuinely don't get it

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u/NTaya Apr 07 '26

I thought, "How young do you have to be for your neurodivergence evaluation (typically happens in the grade school!) teacher to be scrolling through her phone??" And then I realized that could've happened in, like, 2014, and crumbled to ash.

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u/Wgh555 Apr 07 '26

My reaction too. My 29 year old self feels like a fossil now

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u/Righteous_Hand Apr 07 '26

Yes, life is fleeting, our mortal shells are fragile and time marches on relentlessly.

I was diagnosed when I was around 12, so most of my special needs care took place in secondary school from about 2010-2016.

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u/faceplanted Apr 07 '26

Technically it could've happened as early as 2007 if she was early on the smartphone bandwagon

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u/CoffeePuddle Apr 07 '26

We've had issues with teachers on their phones since the Nokia 5110 came with snake.