There are probably a non-zero amount of people who are older than 20 who have not read the hitchhikers guide, or don't recall some parts of it. For example, me

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Insanity 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

Same here! Last time I read the books is about 17 years ago, and definitely didn’t remember that.

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tapland 5 days ago | parent [-]

For me it’s been about 25, but since this is the opening premise, and a throwback to the opening scene I think it’s probably one of the most memorable.

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Insanity 5 days ago | parent [-]

Ha, you might have better memory than me. From the opening of the books - I remember more vividly Arthur meeting Ford Prefect and his house being demolished. And vaguely something about a pub?

So I think I remember the gist of the first chapter, but not the actual quotes :)

	▲	bornfreddy 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		Oh, lucky you! You can read it again and discover all the fun twists for the second time. I envy you.

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saghm 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Plus, there's no reason to assume no one here is under 20. We should be _encouraging_ young people who are interested in tech and privacy, not discouraging people from posting explanations about tangential pop culture references because we think they aren't relevant for people who are older.

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runarberg 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Somebody is bound to be one of today’s lucky 10,000 https://xkcd.com/1053/

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ge96 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Or watch the movie

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patmorgan23 5 days ago | parent [-]

Which came out in 2005, 20 years ago.

	▲	rangerelf 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		This makes me feel old.

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NuclearPM 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Non-zero?