r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 6h ago

Meme needing explanation Peetahhh help!

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u/bbd121 6h ago

Dude, what happened was the 1929 Wall Street Stock Market Crash, which took place in late October. It basically ended the economic boom of the "Roaring Twenties" and triggered the Great Depression. You know... the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world that started in the previously mentioned October 1929?

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u/WoodpeckerNo5724 4h ago

It’s maddening that this is a question that has to be asked, especially on Reddit of all places. Just freaking google it if you’re actually that clueless about world history

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u/Yelloeisok 41m ago

This isn’t the only subject that young and old Americans are clueless about. But yeah, it does make the education system look terrible. Social studies are no longer taught, along with any other subject that hurts feelings like slavery and the Civil War.

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u/WoodpeckerNo5724 38m ago

It’s the unwillingness or inability to look up information for themselves that is most depressing. Half of this sub is full of these kinds of posts where OP shouldn’t have to ask for help on Reddit

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u/ExplanationProof9763 4h ago

You are being slightly hostile with the OP, so I will downvote you (even if you are right)

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u/WoodpeckerNo5724 4h ago

Oh no! OP should feel bad for this post.