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My uncle is an accomplished Orthopedic surgeon. He's smart, well read, well-respected (and deservingly so). And it's almost painful watching him operate a comp
by statictype 17y ago
My uncle is an accomplished Orthopedic surgeon. He's smart, well read, well-respected (and deservingly so).
And it's almost painful watching him operate a computer sometimes. Basic tasks like moving around a Window to uncover another one needs to be explained. Some people are lousy drivers. Some people are just really bad with using a computer.
But: He would never leave the type of comment you see on the linked site.
Have you seen those? I'm not convinced that these are the same accomplished people that you and I are talking about.
There's no denying that a lot of people still get confused about websites and google and the internet as a whole. But if you're using facebook and using it enough to complain about the 'new login page' then you really should be held to higher standards.
- Ras_ 17y agoI remember tutoring my mother in the use of computers. It was the early 90s and she had no previous experience whatsoever. To my amazement such seemingly trivial things like double clicking turned out to be a problem. She tapped the mouse button twice, but too slowly to register. While my first reaction to this was embarrassment, the whole thing turned out to be a learning experiment for me - in human condition.