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You must not have parents with computers. It's not stupidity - it's the assumption that what you see on the screen isn't actively lying to you. For somebody a
by Vivtek 15y ago
You must not have parents with computers. It's not stupidity - it's the assumption that what you see on the screen isn't actively lying to you. For somebody accustomed to being told that the computer is always right, this is a hard thing to grasp, and attitudes like yours really don't help.
- nickolai 15y agoTelling anyone that "the computer is alway right" is the problem. The Mac attitude saying " relax, the software knows what to do" is really putting the users at risk in this case. They just dont have the dismissive reflex windows users have acquired for such situations. EDIT : Disclaimer : im mostly a linux user.
- podperson 15y agoI'm a parent with computers who has parent with computers and children with computers. "somebody accustomed to being told that the computer is always right" -- if they believe that, it's stupid, and they have worse problems than malware.