who tf is paul mccartney???!??! this is why i love kanye for shining light on unknown artists

— :/ (@CurvedDaily) January 2, 2015


Who is Paul McCartney? Why do people love him?

— shweta hi (@swifthirlwalls) January 2, 2015

It’s not clear whether the posters were trolling, but the tweets understandably drew a swift response.

@OVOJosh omg I can't believe people like you exist

— Ryan Joseph (@calvs88) January 2, 2015


@AliMaadelat: Losing hope in humanity by the minute. RT if you know who Paul McCartney is ?? #TheBeatles pic.twitter.com/bwQJJswC3k” really...

— BANANE (@hannahhbanane) January 3, 2015


WHAT THE?! The end is nigh! \"@OVOJosh: I don't know who Paul McCartney is, but Kanye is going to give this man a career w/ this new song!!”

— Aimee L'amour (@aimeelamour) January 3, 2015

But there was some understanding for the apparent ignorance of youth.

@swifthirlwalls @CarmichaelDave to these people's defense when I was 19 I said \"Who's Steely Dan?\" when they took a Grammy over Eminem

— Andrew Sharrock (@aesharrock) January 3, 2015
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