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It is still socially acceptable to be "not any good with computers". Being on the absolute user side of the knowledge spectrum for any ecosystem, technical or
by frankydp 10y ago
It is still socially acceptable to be "not any good with computers".
Being on the absolute user side of the knowledge spectrum for any ecosystem, technical or otherwise, will completely control your interpretation, use, and comprehension of that system.
Cars come to mind. If you are exclusively a user of automobiles, you will happily pay for someone to fill your washer fluid. To anyone with even basic automotive literacy, that would seem almost crazy.
- greenyoda 10y ago"It is still socially acceptable to be 'not any good with computers'." Getting access to high-quality journalism on the web isn't difficult. How much do you need to know about computers to open your browser and go to www.nytimes.com, or to install the NY Times app on your phone?
- frankydp 10y agoI know your question was rhetorical, but an example is that a portion of Facebook users specifically do not even know they are on the internet. This level of domain knowledge, or slightly better, is the norm not the exception. http://qz.com/333313/milliions-of-facebook-users-have-no-idea-theyre-using-the-internet/ http://qz.com/333313/milliions-of-facebook-users-have-no-ide... http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/01/20/facebook-touts-its-economic-impact-but-economists-question-numbers/ http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/01/20/facebook-touts-its-ec... http://lirneasia.net/2012/05/facebook-internet/ http://lirneasia.net/2012/05/facebook-internet/