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Personally i don't understand why you need a 7 and under child to use a computer. And 7 year olds pick up computer just as quickly as an adult would if they use

Personally i don't understand why you need a 7 and under child to use a computer. And 7 year olds pick up computer just as quickly as an adult would if they used computers for the first time

cJ0th 10y ago
Probably even quicker than an adult from my point of view. But then again, computers were much simpler in my childhood days. As an aside: It still bugs me that I don't have anymore access to this kind of fearless, joyfull learning today.
- peller 10y ago
  > It still bugs me that I don't have anymore access to this kind of fearless, joyfull learning today. What do you mean by this? Would something like Arduino not fall under that category in your view?
  - cJ0th 10y ago
    What I mean is: If I would pick up Arduino now I'd fail to make rapid progress. Over the years it became harder and harder for me to just innocently interact with a new domain. I've acquired so many mental frameworks that clutter up my thinking. If I run into a problem nowadays I'd frequently resort to reading things up (instead of joyful playing around). And this, of course, would only happen after I spend an enormous amount of time finding the best material and so on. Or I'd wonder from time to time whether Arduino actually is something for me and think about how else I could spend my time more usefully. The reasons may sound silly but they are very real.
    - peller 10y ago
      Nah I struggle through similar reasons. I think most people do; it's hard not to when there's practically infinite access to information. For me at least, I find it's a matter of just diving in with a slight "f*ck it" attitude - if I later find out I didn't start with the "best" material, or that something doesn't interest me as much as I thought it would, I try to just cut my losses and move on. Personally, I find that "joyful learning sensation" is more a matter of mental perspective than anything else. For what it's worth :)
lucb1e 10y ago
> I don't understand why you need a 7 and under child to use a computer I suppose you don't need to, they don't have to fill out taxes or look up a grocery store's opening hours, but might they not have fun playing some games or learn something?

Personally i don't understand why you need a 7 and under child to use a computer. And 7 year olds pick up computer just as quickly as an adult would if they used computers for the first time

cJ0th 10y ago

Probably even quicker than an adult from my point of view. But then again, computers were much simpler in my childhood days. As an aside: It still bugs me that I don't have anymore access to this kind of fearless, joyfull learning today.

peller 10y ago
> It still bugs me that I don't have anymore access to this kind of fearless, joyfull learning today. What do you mean by this? Would something like Arduino not fall under that category in your view?
- cJ0th 10y ago
  What I mean is: If I would pick up Arduino now I'd fail to make rapid progress. Over the years it became harder and harder for me to just innocently interact with a new domain. I've acquired so many mental frameworks that clutter up my thinking. If I run into a problem nowadays I'd frequently resort to reading things up (instead of joyful playing around). And this, of course, would only happen after I spend an enormous amount of time finding the best material and so on. Or I'd wonder from time to time whether Arduino actually is something for me and think about how else I could spend my time more usefully. The reasons may sound silly but they are very real.
  - peller 10y ago
    Nah I struggle through similar reasons. I think most people do; it's hard not to when there's practically infinite access to information. For me at least, I find it's a matter of just diving in with a slight "f*ck it" attitude - if I later find out I didn't start with the "best" material, or that something doesn't interest me as much as I thought it would, I try to just cut my losses and move on. Personally, I find that "joyful learning sensation" is more a matter of mental perspective than anything else. For what it's worth :)

lucb1e 10y ago

> I don't understand why you need a 7 and under child to use a computer I suppose you don't need to, they don't have to fill out taxes or look up a grocery store's opening hours, but might they not have fun playing some games or learn something?