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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 5 Oct 2015

    #WhenIWasYourAge it was people who were smart, and phones that were dumb.

    6:28 PM - 5 Oct 2015
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    312 replies 4,894 retweets 8,375 likes
      1. Feyd-Rautha and The Police‏ @Blood_Comet 5 Oct 2015
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        .@neiltyson jk people were never smart

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      1. BONELESS HOMEBOY‏ @OminousJazz 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson man, you really are doubling down on this crotchety old man thing huh

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      1. Daniel Harris‏ @LooseCanonInD 1 Nov 2015
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        @neiltyson Before you descend further into this crotchety old man viewpoint of life, maybe you should watch the Vsauce video "Juvenoia".

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      1.  ✨#nomadicfeels  ✨‏ @nomadicfeels 5 Oct 2015
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        #shade RT @neiltyson: #WhenIWasYourAge it was people who were smart, and phones that were dumb.

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      1. the tony blair witch project‏ @icedteacommie 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson smh why you roasting us

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      1. Black Cat Form Animuggus‏ @Fiercemuggus 5 Oct 2015
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        When you were my age, did you dream of a future lawn you could shout at us to get off of? @neiltyson

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      1.  😺Steph 🐱  🍁 🍃 🍂 🍁‏ @Graypets 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson #WhenIWasYourAge Phones were installed by the Phone Company and were hardwired to the wall.

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      2. Makkon‏ @BenjaminHale7 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson these days it's people that are dumb, but a person with immediate access to Google that is smart.

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      1. EmiliYo‏ @EmiliYo__ 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson you tryna bake

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      1. Mike Wohlberg‏ @thefatkidillus 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson gay was considered a "lifestyle choice" and D&D was considered a manual for Satanic ritual. No time like the present.

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      1. Serious Hat‏ @adlerelle 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson I love how you spend your birthday — endlessly tweeting. This is why you rock and others just roll. Happy, Happy Day!

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      1. Dethcube‏ @PrototypeCube 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson so, you're either claiming to be dumb, or a phone

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      1. zarkinfrood‏ @zarkinfrood 5 Oct 2015
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        .@neiltyson did you run out of movies to spoil for everyone?

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      2. Drew‏ @firstelder_d 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson How did your old LaSalle run?

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      1. danne‏ @danne_trix 6 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson DAE born in le wrong generation? XD I hate phones today no one talks anymore and people so dumb from them xD

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      1. Mahnaz‏ @NomadicRunner45 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson Hope you had a lovely day. Happy Birthday. :-) I love all your tweets.

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      1. David Pope‏ @PracticeMonster 5 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson Respectfully submitted . . . phones were smarter than most of us knew! http://www.radiolab.org/story/187724-long-distance/ …

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