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Almost the whole population of earth is affected by computers on a daily basis. Seems logical for the citizens to know the fundamentals irrespective of the doma
by joe563323 10y ago
Almost the whole population of earth is affected by computers on a daily basis. Seems logical for the citizens to know the fundamentals irrespective of the domain they are in. Because almost all the domains will be soon run through computers.
- Raphmedia 10y agoBut we live in a tech bubble. The fact that we lurk and post on HN is the proof of it. Of course knowing computers makes sense to us as a requirement to be an educated citizen of the world. Take a step back. All of the following are vital to our modern lives yet most people will only be able to check 2 or 3 of them. - cars mechanics - electronics / electricity - radio / telecommunications - computers - plumbing - hunting - agriculture - food processing - medicine & first aid - philosophy - music - cinematography etc. You will have advanced knowledge of very few of those. The rest you will barely interact with. Barely interacting with computers in the reality of a lot of people.
- sn9 10y agoWho said anything about advanced knowledge? We're talking basic literacy. You should at least know how to learn more about most of those subjects as they're needed, or know who to talk to when specialist knowledge may be required.