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In 2020: Your idea that people should own their own computers because they’re critical tools isn't wrong, but it is elitist. In 1515: Your idea that people lea
by konjin 6y ago
In 2020: Your idea that people should own their own computers because they’re critical tools isn't wrong, but it is elitist.
In 1515: Your idea that people learn to read isn't wrong, but it's elitist.
The majority of peoples computer experience has been reduced to tapping colorful pictures for dopamine hits that force them to watch more adds.
An interface quite literally better suited to monkeys than to people: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPiDHXtM0VA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPiDHXtM0VA
That we have not taught people the fundamentals of computer interaction is a failure of education. One that took centuries to solve for books and wasn't perfected until the 18th century. And only when people had stopped killing each other after finally reading the Bible and realizing that the information gatekeepers were lying to them for their own benefit.
- DerekL 6y agoBy the way, the abbreviation of advertisement is ad, not add.
- phist_mcgee 6y agoAh yes. The most useful contribution to this discussion of all. The grammar correction.
- dang 6y agoI know that nitpicky comments can be annoying, but the problem with posting like this is that it makes the thread even worse. It's also against the site guidelines—would you mind reviewing them? They include: Please don't sneer. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- QuesnayJr 6y agoThis is a really striking point. It takes a long time for kids to learn how to read, but there isn't a drive to eliminate reading as a skill you have to learn.