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Personally, I wouldn't say this is necessarily a strange approach. In fact, I'd say it may support my own hypothesis about tech knowhow and what not. Namely, t

by CM30 9y ago

Personally, I wouldn't say this is necessarily a strange approach. In fact, I'd say it may support my own hypothesis about tech knowhow and what not. Namely, that it's not generally about some people being more 'inclined to it' or 'skilled' or 'intelligent' in some vague sense, but simply about whether it's necessary for somehow to be tech savvy in their situation. It's like learning to code. Many people could do it, especially if they put their mind to it. But for many people, they don't because there's no pressing reason them for them to know how to program. If they had an idea or pet project which needed them to make an app for it... well they may end up learning a hell of alot faster. That's just my opinion on why this could have come about anyway.

k__ 9y ago
It isn't, right. I think the point is, that high-tech like computers are more omnipresent now than they were in the past. So back in the days, only "nerds" were inclined to get to know it inside out, because they liked it and thought it was cool etc. You could get along in other fields of work without much in depth knowledge. But today, with the rise of smartphones and the Internet, this kind of technology has a much higher direct impact on our life. So people who would be smart enough but didn't care before are now forced to do such things. They could have done it back in the days, but they simply didn't care.
majormajor 9y ago
I hated CS classes in HS and my first two years of college. Couldn't understand what learning about pointers and OO would let me do because all the assignments in the classes were so obviously stupid toy problems that had no real-world application. Ended up getting into it due to a upper-level undergrad Math class where I realized if I dusted off those old skills I could write programs to help me with the math much more effectively than Excel or a calculator or such.

by CM30 9y ago

k__ 9y ago

It isn't, right. I think the point is, that high-tech like computers are more omnipresent now than they were in the past. So back in the days, only "nerds" were inclined to get to know it inside out, because they liked it and thought it was cool etc. You could get along in other fields of work without much in depth knowledge. But today, with the rise of smartphones and the Internet, this kind of technology has a much higher direct impact on our life. So people who would be smart enough but didn't care before are now forced to do such things. They could have done it back in the days, but they simply didn't care.

majormajor 9y ago

I hated CS classes in HS and my first two years of college. Couldn't understand what learning about pointers and OO would let me do because all the assignments in the classes were so obviously stupid toy problems that had no real-world application. Ended up getting into it due to a upper-level undergrad Math class where I realized if I dusted off those old skills I could write programs to help me with the math much more effectively than Excel or a calculator or such.