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You're comparing basic computer use to hobbies. That may have been somewhat accurate 20 years ago; it isn't anymore. They don't care, but the lack of caring is

• dagw 15y ago
  or drive a car, Half my friends don't know or care how to drive a car. I'm 32, don't have a licenses, and can probably count on my fingers the number of times I've genuinely wished I had one. Just because something is vital to you and your social circle doesn't make it universally true.
  • bluedanieru 15y ago
    It isn't vital to me either and I don't own one, living as I do in an area with great mass transit and where parking the thing would cost more than housing in a lot of places. But to be an adult and not know how to drive, regardless of whether you actually have a car, is a pretty shitty situation. I went on vacation recently and it was great to be able to drive, because the area we were in demanded it. None of this addresses my point, which is that computing is an essential skill. Are you disputing that as well?
    • spodek 15y ago
      "None of this addresses my point, which is that computing is an essential skill." My first example of something people do that some make a priority and learn to do well was wearing clothing and being stylish. Members of this community have ready access to dress stylishly but I'd wager few do. Somewhere some stylish people can't believe they do that in the same way many people here are suprised people don't know ctrl-f. Different priorities.