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While I agree that this is a huge failure of the prison system, I'm also convinced that it shouldn't take more than a month for an ex-convict to catch up with t
by Toutouxc 6y ago
While I agree that this is a huge failure of the prison system, I'm also convinced that it shouldn't take more than a month for an ex-convict to catch up with the average computer user. Most people I know are borderline computer illiterate. Even the educated ones.
- b_t_s 6y agoBorderline computer illiterate is a low bar(and probably an accurate assessment of average ability), but how are they supposed to clear that bar when they're fully computer illiterate and maybe, if they're lucky, can get occasional informal tutoring from someone who is only borderline computer illiterate? Maybe a month of proper lessons would do it at least for some. However, as a degreed professional, I've spent about 25 years fruitlessly trying to explain to my dad in every conceivable way "where it goes when you save it" and what a file is, so I suspect this is a massive hurdle for a decent percent of the population. There's a reason so many people are borderline computer illiterate.
- beowulfey 6y agoit sounds like this particular person did so and figured it out relatively quickly, based on the thread. the things being done were more complex than what some of my relatives can do.
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