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It's really about the perception that you don't know how to communicate. You also have no dress sense, don't date, have poor personal hygiene, talk gracelessly
by m0nty 15y ago
It's really about the perception that you don't know how to communicate. You also have no dress sense, don't date, have poor personal hygiene, talk gracelessly and have weird hobbies. This allows people to return to their default view that they are vastly superior to you, even though you are demonstrably smarter than many of them.
I wrote a one-line email last week to tell people: "Double-click the Connect Network Drives icon on your desktop or you won't be able to get to your files." I'm still getting phone calls about inaccessible shares, over a week later. People tell me "it's too technical" or "I don't have time to read emails like that!" So OP is quite correct: they've decided it's not worth their time and effort to understand.
- ohyes 15y agoThat is too technical for a lot of users. What is an 'icon'? Where is the 'desktop'? How do I 'double click'? I usually include screen shots with red-circles for where to click when trying to communicate stuff like that. I'd do something like, 'With the left mouse button double click the connect network drives icon on your desktop. (screenshot of desktop with icon circled).' A lot of people don't think about what they are doing when they use a computer. It is more like speaking your first language. I can write to you in English fairly effortlessly, but if we were having a discussion about grammar, I might not know all of the terms.