https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbage_in,_garbage_out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbage_in,_garbage_out I remember back in the 1980s when large numbers of

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbage_in,_garbage_out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbage_in,_garbage_out I remember back in the 1980s when large numbers of regular folks were trying to come to grips with the question, "What the hell actually is a computer, anyway?". This phrase (GIGO) had to be repeated constantly. People had all these wild ideas that computers were just magic and could turn nothing into something. And that whatever information came out of a computer, it can't be wrong, because computers don't make mistakes. After a while, it seemed to catch on and penetrate into the collective consciousness. People would even repeat "Garbage In, Garbage Out!" or "GIGO!" with delight, proud that they'd learned something about computers. Anyway (finally) my point: it seems like we've regressed. GIGO wasn't common sense, and then it was, and now... it's not again? It feels like computer literacy is moving backward a bit.