“Remember before the internet when we thought people were dumb because they didn’t have access to information?”

“Do y’all remember, before the internet, that people thought the cause of stupidity was the lack of access to information? Yeah. It wasn’t that” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.
 
“Remember back in the day? Before the Internet? We thought ignorance came from poor access to information… Well, we were wrong” was posted on X/Twitter by Ian Streeter on October 30, 2018. “do you remember when it was believed (before the internet) that the cause of collective stupidity was due to lack of access to information? Well, it was not for that” was posted on X/Twitter by Vito Ippolito on January 1, 2019. “Do y’all remember, before the internet, that people thought the cause of stupidity was the lack of access to information? Yeah.  It wasn’t that. 🤦🏼‍♀️” was posted on X/Twitter by Bamalu🖕🏼🖕🏼 on July 27, 2019, and this received over 122,000 likes.
 
     
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Ian Streeter
@ian_streeter
Remember back in the day? Before the Internet? We thought ignorance came from poor access to information… Well, we were wrong.
9:04 AM · Oct 30, 2018
     
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Vito Ippolito
@thestonehorse
« do you remember when it was believed (before the internet) that the cause of collective stupidity was due to lack of access to information?
Well, it was not for that. »
7:44 AM · Jan 1, 2019 from Berlin, Germany
 
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Gregor
@GregorDen
Do you remember, before the internet, that it was thought that the cause of collective stupidity was the lack of access to information ?
Well ... it wasn’t that…
11:49 AM · Jul 25, 2019
 
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PeteNetLive
@PeteNetLive
Do you remember, before the internet, that it was thought that the cause of collective stupidity was the lack of access to information?
well it wasn’t that.
3:33 PM · Jul 25, 2019
   
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Bamalu🖕🏼🖕🏼
@bamafangrl
Do y’all remember, before the internet, that people thought the cause of stupidity was the lack of access to information?
Yeah.  It wasn’t that. 🤦🏼‍♀️
9:47 PM · Jul 27, 2019
 
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ChainsOfOlympus
3 feb 2020
Do y"all remember, before the internet, that people thought the cause of stupidity was the lack of access to information? Yeah. It wasn’t that.
   
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George#VotesBlueAlways
@Numbers28
Do you remember before the internet, people thought that the cause of stupidity was the lack of access to information? Yeah! It wasn’t that. 😂😂😂😂
5:06 PM · Mar 24, 2021
 
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AMERICAN BADASS 🇺🇲
@ABadassPatriot
Do you remember, before the internet, that it was thought that the cause of collective stupidity was the lack of access to information?
Well ... it wasn’t that
10:10 PM · Jan 2, 2022
 
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Daelik
4 mar 2023
Do y’all remember, before the internet, that people thought the cause of stupidity was the lack of access to information? Yeah. It wasn’t that. @ PM 27 Jul 19 Twitter for iPhone
     
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RogerGrammer
29 jul 2023
Do y’all remember, before the internet, that people thought the cause of stupidity was the lack of access to information? Yeah. It wasn’t that.
 
iFunny
Heroiccat
2 dec 2023
Do y’all remember, before the internet, that people thought the cause of stupidity was the lack of access to information? Yeah. It wasn’t that.
 
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Mark McCarthy
@PackerNebraska
Remember before the internet when we thought people were dumb because they didn’t have access to information? Yeah. That wasn’t it.
9:39 PM · Jan 6, 2024
 
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Bob Kostic
@causticbob
Do y’all remember, before the internet, that people thought the cause of stupidity was the lack of access to information?
Yeah. It wasn’t that.
6:09 PM · Feb 5, 2024