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So that's a long read... some good points buried in there, I guess it's good to provoke conversation in this area. Worth a read at least, much to agree with, mu

So that's a long read... some good points buried in there, I guess it's good to provoke conversation in this area. Worth a read at least, much to agree with, much to disagree with. >> Mobile has killed technical competence. Yeah, maybe, probably? So many sweeping generalizations throughout. It's hard to pick out everything that feels wrong, but I don't know about this... >>Not really knowing how to use a computer is deemed acceptable if you're twenty-five or over. I've not thought this to be true for a couple of decades now. Anyone* over 40 has been using computers for most of their life at this point. * Yes, not literally anyone, maybe "Anyone reading this" is more accurate.

samirillian 10y ago
Well, his first inaccuracy is claiming that cats don't make the internet better.
uiri 10y ago
"Anyone reading this" isn't in the population of people who don't know how to use a computer. Contrary to the beliefs of many people over the age of 40, being born around the time that the personal computer or the Internet or mobile phones were invented and took off does not make one any better with computers. The general population under 30 is just as clueless as, if not even more clueless than, the generations before them when it comes to computers.
api 10y ago
Mobile supplied an acceptable device for doing most things a non technical person wants to do with a computer. This killed the advancement of technical competence but I'm not sure it set it back much. There have never been that many people who really get computers beyond the UI. Most people don't know how to fix a car either. That being said, I do hate on mobile often for being closed and locked. PCs could provide a friendly UI that led people gently into more tech savvy levels, while mobile seems to lead nowhere.

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So that's a long read... some good points buried in there, I guess it's good to provoke conversation in this area. Worth a read at least, much to agree with, mu

by blakesterz 10y ago

samirillian 10y ago
Well, his first inaccuracy is claiming that cats don't make the internet better.
uiri 10y ago
"Anyone reading this" isn't in the population of people who don't know how to use a computer. Contrary to the beliefs of many people over the age of 40, being born around the time that the personal computer or the Internet or mobile phones were invented and took off does not make one any better with computers. The general population under 30 is just as clueless as, if not even more clueless than, the generations before them when it comes to computers.
api 10y ago
Mobile supplied an acceptable device for doing most things a non technical person wants to do with a computer. This killed the advancement of technical competence but I'm not sure it set it back much. There have never been that many people who really get computers beyond the UI. Most people don't know how to fix a car either. That being said, I do hate on mobile often for being closed and locked. PCs could provide a friendly UI that led people gently into more tech savvy levels, while mobile seems to lead nowhere.