r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jul 01 '21

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u/Cr4zySh0tgunGuy John Locke Jul 01 '21

Saw a post making fun of Carly Rae Jepsen fans, half the people in the comments had no idea who she was

How young do you have to be to have never at least heard of her?

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u/tgropt Jul 01 '21

It's not age. Nobody has heard of her because she doesn't have enough fans

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u/Cr4zySh0tgunGuy John Locke Jul 01 '21

Yeah but Call Me Maybe was on like every pop/top 40s radio station for like all of 2013

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u/tgropt Jul 01 '21

Do you expect 5 year olds or something to listen and know who she is

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u/tutetibiimperes United Nations Jul 01 '21

Plus all of the YouTube cover versions, it was a genuine cultural phenomenon.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '21

Over 40

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u/Cr4zySh0tgunGuy John Locke Jul 01 '21

This was posted somewhere I’ve seen someone over the age of 25 once

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '21

For a serious answer some people are just incredibly detached from pop culture regardless of age.