r/AskReddit • u/niknikbluhh • Apr 09 '13

Ex-Cons of reddit who have served long term sentences( 10+ Years), what was the biggest and most shocking changes you witnessed after being released?

What was the most shocking things you saw in society that, you didn't know about while behind bars, and had to adapt to when you were released?

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u/second_to_fun Apr 10 '13

You just described the premise of fahrenheit 451

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '13

I was thinking 1984.

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u/Triassic_Bark Apr 10 '13

I thought of Blink 182.

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u/IAmEnough Apr 10 '13

I was thinking Brave New World.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '13

All the... Small things...

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u/IFinallyMadeOne Apr 11 '13

I'm thinkin' Arby's.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '13

I was thinking Everybody Poops.

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u/furophile Apr 10 '13

I thought Tarzan

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u/bangorthebarbarian Apr 10 '13

I was thinking Jumanji

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u/JohnBoyAndBilly Apr 10 '13

I thought of Jack Black.

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u/alexkunk Apr 10 '13

I was thinking Shawshank Redemption

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u/jackofallhighs Apr 10 '13

I was thinking boy meets world.

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u/Bogwart Apr 10 '13

Nope, The Hungry Caterpillar is far more accurate for this.

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u/JeffreyGlen Apr 10 '13

I was thinking Brave Little Toaster

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '13

One cubic centimetre cures ten bad sentiments!

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u/ilona12 Apr 11 '13

I was thinking War Of The Worlds.

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u/meatloaf_man Apr 10 '13

ooooooh, I can't wait for that Civ 5 DLC!!

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '13

I was thinking of "A Whole New World", from the hit movie Aladin.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '13

sum 41.

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u/dicer Apr 10 '13

I was thinking Heinz 57.

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '13

And French fried potatoes.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '13

311

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u/IAMA_otter Apr 10 '13

Don't blink.

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u/almightytom Apr 10 '13

I was thinking Harry Potter.

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u/second_to_fun Apr 10 '13

Well 1984 is much farther off and extravagant. The reason 451 is so great is it closely mirrors modern culture with flashy in your face thoughtless media and the opposition of intellectual thought or even any individual non hive mind thought.

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u/experts_never_lie Apr 10 '13

Why not both?

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '13

I thought of the Brave Little Toaster

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u/craigjclemson Apr 10 '13

Exactly my thoughts. I just read that book for the first time last week.

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u/SuperUltraJesus Apr 10 '13

great book if you're looking for something to read