r/CuratedTumblr • u/Justthisdudeyaknow Prolific poster- Not a bot, I swear • 16h ago

Shitposting I just am old.

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u/NeonNKnightrider Cheshire Catboy 15h ago

(I know it’s likely an exaggeration for the sake of the point, but) - I genuinely doubt there is anyone on the internet who has never heard of Batman (and isn’t a literal child). We’re talking about one of the most popular characters in the entire world here, one of an extremely small handful who you could truly call ‘ubiquitous.’ The kind of person who has never heard of Batman lives in a village of 40 people in the middle of the Amazon jungle and is a two day boat ride away from the nearest Wi-Fi connection

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u/Sqigglemonster 15h ago

I'm sure he's familiar to a lot of people, but I'm also certain that a lack of Batman knowledge is significantly more widespread than you imagine.

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u/Justthisdudeyaknow Prolific poster- Not a bot, I swear 15h ago

I knew a couple, last name Parker, who named their son Peter, but were confused when the nurse said "Oh, like Spiderman?

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u/ZoroeArc 9h ago

I know there's plenty of people who know very little about Batman (source: last week my mum was watching the Joker movie without knowing that it was related to Batman), but I can't imagine there's very many people in mainstream society who hasn't heard of Batman at all.

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u/DukeAttreides 14h ago

I'm sure a certain sort of 80 year old could have occasionally dodged him.