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We have different definitions of computing - For me computing is the ability to perform work and get information on a computer, which I think is a lot better th
by SketchySeaBeast 6y ago
We have different definitions of computing - For me computing is the ability to perform work and get information on a computer, which I think is a lot better these days.
Not everyone cares to be a programmer, and to put computers behind that wall serves to stop people from accessing them. That feels kind of like gate-keeping, especially as the modern internet is so incredibly complicated that casual dabbling isn't really good enough to get things done - where in this case "getting things done" is pulling information from web pages, paying bills, emails, etc. It can be a hobby, absolutely, but one that you need to be dedicated to, and as such, not for most people.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 6y ago> Not everyone cares to be a programmer, and to put computers behind that wall serves to stop people from accessing them. You misunderstand. I don't lament the existence of appliances, I lament that the hijacking of "computer" to mean "appliance" has lead to a lack of progress in computing environments for those of us who do care about computing.
- SketchySeaBeast 6y agoAs others are saying isn't there Linux for that? I see that conversation is happening elsewhere, so we can end this thread.