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minus-squareusernamesaredifficul [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down2·edit-21 year agopeople shouldn’t have to know how computers work. Computer scientists exist to know that for them you shouldn’t need to be a radio engineer to use a phone
minus-squareseitanic@lemmy.sdf.orgOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·1 year agoYeah, a lot of people are making this comment, and they’re missing the point.
minus-squareCollatz_problem [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoI think people should have at least general knowledge about the internal workings of the things they use.
minus-squaresquiblet@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoWhen PCs started becoming fully mainstream in the late 90s, I thought “finally! people will learn to use them and not act like they’re paralyzed, computer use is nerdy, or like clicking around a GUI is terrifying!”. Alas, nope.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoBut many people would like to fix there own issues and make there device work for them. Not all but a decent majority. Just look at peoples wallpapers and apps
people shouldn’t have to know how computers work. Computer scientists exist to know that for them
you shouldn’t need to be a radio engineer to use a phone
Yeah, a lot of people are making this comment, and they’re missing the point.
I think people should have at least general knowledge about the internal workings of the things they use.
When PCs started becoming fully mainstream in the late 90s, I thought “finally! people will learn to use them and not act like they’re paralyzed, computer use is nerdy, or like clicking around a GUI is terrifying!”. Alas, nope.
But many people would like to fix there own issues and make there device work for them. Not all but a decent majority.
Just look at peoples wallpapers and apps