If somebody told me a story of a person who owned a photographic camera for 6 years before discovering that the big and very visible picture of a film camera on top of it meant that the camera could actually shoot motion film, I’d think they were exaggerating.
If they told me that the camera’s owner would only discover its capacity to shoot motion film after accidentally pressing the button and then staring at the recording in mute amazement for 20 minutes, I’d discard the story as unrealistic.
If they added that this person had a PhD and was considered very smart by their students and colleagues, I’d think this was a conspiracy to denigrate academics.
If they added that it was a woman, I’d decide that these were anti-woman ideologues who promote the idea that women are useless with technology.
If they said that this person was a Ukrainian, I’d dismiss the story as yet another attempt to present Ukrainians as simple-minded country yokels.
In short, I would have never believed the story if it hadn’t happened to me.
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