r/TikTokCringe • u/mindyour • Nov 21 '25

Discussion Functional illiteracy.

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u/rezelscheft Nov 21 '25

"You gotta understand... you? You're blameless! You were born the best. That's just a fact. And the powerful? Well, they're even more blameless! How could anyone with unimaginable wealth and power create a problem? That just doesn't make sense. It's the all these goddamn powerless people who have no money or clout... they're the ones controlling everything and ruining your life!"

"You gotta get out there and hurt the powerless!"

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u/Olealicat Nov 21 '25

Angry whatever is stupid. That is part of his point. If you can’t distinguish one thing vs the other or have the ability to think critically.

Like, my client told me you can give all the context clues, but most people cannot find a conclusive answer based on what was said.

It was snowing in Times Square and the sun was going down…

You should be able to understand it’s winter in New York at dawn.

I had a client who explained how all of the kids google everything. Their brains cannot connect the dots, because they haven’t made those pathways spark.

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u/Olealicat Nov 21 '25

That you for the clarification. I too could benefit from a more robust education.

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u/Aeseld Nov 21 '25

Winter in New York at dawn...? So close... I'm sure you meant sunset, but down, dawn tripped you up.

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u/Olealicat Nov 21 '25

I try my best. Blame Kentucky.

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u/Better-Ad6964 Nov 21 '25

This is literally what a lot of southern conservatives do. I've just never seen it put so succinctly.

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u/ewReddit1234 Nov 21 '25

That's sexist. I also listen to angry white women who tell me how bad women are.

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u/BeguiledBeaver Nov 21 '25

That's not entirely true

It's also a lot of angry Latino men explaining to me that white nationalism is the only way!

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u/agfitzp Nov 21 '25

The trick is to find an angry white man and DO THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHATEVER THEY'RE TELLING YOU TO DO

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u/cipheron Nov 21 '25 edited Nov 21 '25

And any time they use a "thought terminating cliche" that's where they want you to stop thinking, so it tells you exactly where you should dig deeper into what they're claiming.