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Knowing how to work around weird quirks caused by bad UI design != Knowing how to use a computer. The wifi-switch on the side of laptop is a classic one (or ev
by Too 10y ago
Knowing how to work around weird quirks caused by bad UI design != Knowing how to use a computer.
The wifi-switch on the side of laptop is a classic one (or even worse: fn+F7). While i personally do appreciate having a physical switch for it, how is an average user supposed to know that my laptop has a magic switch that can turn on or off the internet when the only error message they get is "Connection error". This is the type of error that can have so many fault sources that it should have a checklist that the average user can easily go through themselves. Now if such a list exists and the user doesn't have the attention span to read it - then they don't know how to use a computer.
Simply using linux doesn't teach you how to use a computer. Unless you are interested in knowing why certain things work and can troubleshoot yourself, using linux will simply teach you how to use linux.