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      Its the funny number of gen alpha. Like 42 for millenials. But there is no meaning behind it. Its just six seven. That’s it.

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          It’s older than millenials, but widely known. And not really a “meme” like 420, 69 or 67. It was a chill meme.

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          11 hours ago

          That’s from hitchhiker’s guide, probably more a gen X thing.

          Millennials had 420.

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            420 goes farther back than millennials. It was just more counter/sub culture and those who knew, knew. It just became common lexicon with the millennials.

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            I am sure that ddpends on whether you were born in the 80’s or 90’s as a millenial. But thanks for the info.

            Yeah 420 and 69 would be more of the meme numbers to me at least.

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              I had to pick a custom port number for a service at work, I usedport 42069. My boss never realized and it’s still there.

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              I was born in the 90s and 42 was a meme number for me. But I was aware it was part of nerd culture. Definitely not something known by most.

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                Considering how insular internet culture was back in the 2000’s, let alone the 90’s when very few had access to the internet. It does not surprise me I missed this meme.

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          Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. Movie or TV series. 42 is the answer to “the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything”

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            Thank you for the info. I have never watched Hitchhikers guide so that would be why I do not have a reference for it.