I've thought about this "you can't break computers" phrase for a while. I suspect, though, that when people say that they're afraid of "breaking" a computer, wh

I've thought about this "you can't break computers" phrase for a while. I suspect, though, that when people say that they're afraid of "breaking" a computer, what they mean is that they'll get the system to a state they don't know how to get out of. The issue here is not so much that people need to be taught they can't break computers, but what the map of states is. On the other hand, if they don't even want to learn that... well, then I'm not sure what the (software-side) answer is.