Sure, but then for example someone also had to create TikTok, and the OS it runs on, and all the other apps the user has on their phone. I think what some of u

Sure, but then for example someone also had to create TikTok, and the OS it runs on, and all the other apps the user has on their phone. I think what some of us find so regrettable is the continual dumbing down of personal computing. It's already probably 90% content consumption; 9% creation of very simple content like taking photos or writing short, plain text messages; and maybe 1% taking advantage of the flexibility to do new and interesting things. Meanwhile, I come across many things in life where someone with basic computing skills could help themselves by automating a task or getting the computer to work something out. That doesn't necessarily have to mean writing large programs; it could just be, say, setting up a spreadsheet to do a few household calculations every month. I see so many people wasting time and losing money and missing opportunities for lack of these skills, and to me it feels the same as watching someone who lacks basic numeracy or literacy. Worse, most of the consumer electronics we use are becoming ever more trapped inside walled gardens, the devices we could use to do useful automation and make life easier are turning ever more into these dumbed down consumption portals, and the knowledge and skills to understand the difference between what is happening and what is possible are being overlooked so most people don't even realise what they're missing and how much they're being taken for a ride, usually in the pursuit of the mighty dollar. It's sad.