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'Not good with computers' is not a function of age. There is also an assumption that people who grew up with smart phones are 'good with computers', but often i
by stubish 7y ago
'Not good with computers' is not a function of age. There is also an assumption that people who grew up with smart phones are 'good with computers', but often it is pretty much the same thing: rote learning, fumbling around, getting friends to show them and sticking with the familiar. Tools, and maybe the applications are toys. Where as 'good with computers' tend to view the computer itself as the toy (and what are toys? Learning devices)
- masswerk 7y agoIn a more strict sense being "good with computers" involves programming the machine, which requires a certain type of access to the machine and its resources. Provided, we're not dealing with bare metal, this means access and intimacy with a certain operating environment – which may be subject to change, as preferences for languages change, as do operating systems or the underlying hardware. In a broader sense, being "good with computers" may mean a certain familiarity with a certain type of paradigm of interaction, as embodied in a certain suite of applications, which may and will be subject to change, as well. So nobody is "good with computers" per se.