A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

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Entry from February 05, 2024
“Remember before the internet when we thought people were dumb because they didn’t have access to information?”

“Do y’all remember, before the internet, that people thought the cause of stupidity was the lack of access to information? Yeah. It wasn’t that” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.
 
“Remember back in the day? Before the Internet? We thought ignorance came from poor access to information… Well, we were wrong” was posted on X/Twitter by Ian Streeter on October 30, 2018. “do you remember when it was believed (before the internet) that the cause of collective stupidity was due to lack of access to information? Well, it was not for that” was posted on X/Twitter by Vito Ippolito on January 1, 2019. “Do y’all remember, before the internet, that people thought the cause of stupidity was the lack of access to information? Yeah.  It wasn’t that. 🤦🏼‍♀️” was posted on X/Twitter by Bamalu🖕🏼🖕🏼 on July 27, 2019, and this received over 122,000 likes.
 
     
X/Twitter
Ian Streeter
@ian_streeter
Remember back in the day? Before the Internet? We thought ignorance came from poor access to information… Well, we were wrong.
9:04 AM · Oct 30, 2018
     
X/Twitter
Vito Ippolito
@thestonehorse
« do you remember when it was believed (before the internet) that the cause of collective stupidity was due to lack of access to information?
Well, it was not for that. »
7:44 AM · Jan 1, 2019 from Berlin, Germany
 
X/Twitter
Gregor
@GregorDen
Do you remember, before the internet, that it was thought that the cause of collective stupidity was the lack of access to information ?
Well ... it wasn’t that…
11:49 AM · Jul 25, 2019
 
X/Twitter
PeteNetLive
@PeteNetLive
Do you remember, before the internet, that it was thought that the cause of collective stupidity was the lack of access to information?
well it wasn’t that.
3:33 PM · Jul 25, 2019
   
X/Twitter
Bamalu🖕🏼🖕🏼
@bamafangrl
Do y’all remember, before the internet, that people thought the cause of stupidity was the lack of access to information?
Yeah.  It wasn’t that. 🤦🏼‍♀️
9:47 PM · Jul 27, 2019
 
iFunny
ChainsOfOlympus
3 feb 2020
Do y"all remember, before the internet, that people thought the cause of stupidity was the lack of access to information? Yeah. It wasn’t that.
   
X/Twitter
George#VotesBlueAlways
@Numbers28
Do you remember before the internet, people thought that the cause of stupidity was the lack of access to information? Yeah! It wasn’t that. 😂😂😂😂
5:06 PM · Mar 24, 2021
 
X/Twitter
AMERICAN BADASS 🇺🇲
@ABadassPatriot
Do you remember, before the internet, that it was thought that the cause of collective stupidity was the lack of access to information?
Well ... it wasn’t that
10:10 PM · Jan 2, 2022
 
iFunny
Daelik
4 mar 2023
Do y’all remember, before the internet, that people thought the cause of stupidity was the lack of access to information? Yeah. It wasn’t that. @ PM 27 Jul 19 Twitter for iPhone
     
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RogerGrammer
29 jul 2023
Do y’all remember, before the internet, that people thought the cause of stupidity was the lack of access to information? Yeah. It wasn’t that.
 
iFunny
Heroiccat
2 dec 2023
Do y’all remember, before the internet, that people thought the cause of stupidity was the lack of access to information? Yeah. It wasn’t that.
 
X/Twitter
Mark McCarthy
@PackerNebraska
Remember before the internet when we thought people were dumb because they didn’t have access to information? Yeah. That wasn’t it.
9:39 PM · Jan 6, 2024
 
X/Twitter
Bob Kostic
@causticbob
Do y’all remember, before the internet, that people thought the cause of stupidity was the lack of access to information?
Yeah. It wasn’t that.
6:09 PM · Feb 5, 2024

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