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I'd appreciate feedback on possible reasons why my comment got multiple downvotes. Did my attempted explanation of CAPTCHAs come off as condescending? I specifi
by mwcampbell 5y ago
I'd appreciate feedback on possible reasons why my comment got multiple downvotes. Did my attempted explanation of CAPTCHAs come off as condescending? I specifically tried to avoid that. I also wasn't criticizing the parent commenter for not being able to come up with an explanation in the moment. Or was there something else objectionable about what I wrote?
Edit: OK, in hindsight, my explanation was incomplete. I should have added something like: The general idea is that Zoom is asking you to do something that a computer program can't reliably do. Unfortunately, as computers get better at performing simple tasks that used to require human intelligence, it becomes more challenging for a computer to determine that you're a person and not another computer. That's why it has gotten to the point of asking you to click on the tiles with traffic lights.
- random_upvoter 5y agoI think you were downvoted undeservedly but what you maybe don't understand is that some people's brains just don't work at this level of abstraction no matter how you break it down and use simple words. Your explanation might just as well have been written in Japanese, it would just not register.
- mwcampbell 5y agoI know it logically follows that some people have that limitation; it's a function of the nervous system that can be limited or absent, just like one's senses or mobility. But my experience has been that blind people in particular tend to be underestimated and not given enough of a chance. So I guess my inclination was to expect that this would be the case with Kristine as well. You actually worked with her, so if you tried to explain things to her and she just didn't get it, then of course I have no reason to doubt you.