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Re:Please read the paper before you comment by JimDabell on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @01:47AM (#24268426)

> I'm certain that social networks have played a large role, if not the sole reason for this behaviour

I don’t think that’s correct, depending upon your definition of "social networks". People were complaining about people not RTFAing on Slashdot in the 90s.

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Re:Please read the paper before you comment by 082349872349872 on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @02:26AM (#24268601)

The sheep in Animal Farm (who repeat talking points independently of applicability or even consistency with the past) were probably a complaint about people not RTFAing in 1945.

If one squints enough, Plato's Cave could be a complaint (circa -375) about opinions via pale shadows of secondary and tertiary sources.

https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext...

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Re:Please read the paper before you comment by unixhero on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @03:05AM (#24268783)

Not to mention RTFM!

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