Comment by jraph

the reference was available with a minor full-text search of the internet.

There are probably a non-zero amount of people who are older than 20 who have not read the hitchhikers guide, or don't recall some parts of it. For example, me

Ah, yes, everything I know is a basic common knowledge and if someone do not know anything from my list should be checked for some problems.

Be it a minor SciFi flick in a written form or some SciFi flick in a live-action form[0]

FYI HHTG is big[1] in anglosphere and known mostly to SciFi enthusiasts in other parts of the world.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44287254

[1] as big as you want, of course

I’ve read this book exactly once, in my second language (English), 20 something years ago. Guess that makes me worrisome.

Lots of non native to English speakers around here too, lowers the odds.

Hitch hikers is by no means a universal cultural reference, and by the way it is 2025. The movie adaptation came out in 2005, 20 years ago. It's entirely possible for lots of people older than 20 to not get that reference.

That simply makes them one of today's lucky 10,000

https://xkcd.com/1053/

Is the Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy still part of the geek culture for people in their twenties?

I still think 42 is pretty well known, but it doesn't mean people have actually read the books and recognize that part.

Yes, hence the comment

I understood the reference, but I’m also on a limited mobile plan at the moment and would absolutely not click on a YT or similar link.

In other words might have appreciated the explanation.