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This image is a screenshot of two sequential public posts from X (formerly Twitter). The first post, by user @lolo_tho, shares that a 22-year-old told him it was impossible for people to write 10-page academic papers without using AI tools. The second post is a humorous reply from verified user @jdflynn, who states that he used to write 10-page papers without even reading the assigned book for the task. The joke comes from the reply highlighting that far more low-resource paper-writing feats were common among students before AI writing tools became mainstream, poking fun at generational differences and relatable student procrastination habits.
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@Lo X (Twitter)

I was told by a 22yr old today that there was no way people were writing 10 page papers without AI.

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buddy, I was writing 10 page papers without having read the book.

Overview

This image is a screenshot of two sequential public posts from X (formerly Twitter). The first post, by user @lolo_tho, shares that a 22-year-old told him it was impossible for people to write 10-page academic papers without using AI tools. The second post is a humorous reply from verified user @jdflynn, who states that he used to write 10-page papers without even reading the assigned book for the task. The joke comes from the reply highlighting that far more low-resource paper-writing feats were common among students before AI writing tools became mainstream, poking fun at generational differences and relatable student procrastination habits.

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This meme was sourced from the Reddit:Meme RSS feed, originally shared on the Meme subreddit with the title 'Never even opened it'. The core content is a capture of two viral public X (Twitter) posts, repurposed as a relatable meme about generational divides in approach to school work and the growing normalization of AI tools for student assignments.

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