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I am 100% with you, but you seem to miss some key points: 1. the vast majority of people do not understand how computers work: I have met many folks in bot

I am 100% with you, but you seem to miss some key points: 1. the vast majority of people do not understand how computers work: I have met many folks in both my personal and work life that do not understand *what a file is*, much less a directory (folder). 2. This whole notion of "where things are stored on the computer" is completely alien to most folks. As a matter of fact, this notion has been shoved down the throat of all Android / iOS user since inception of the ecosystems. I have found myself in a situation where I was unable to retrieve actual data I own stored on my own Android device because I made the mistake of storing it there *before* rooting the damn thing. 3. most people in the above category actively *do not* want to understand how computers work. Hence the "you don't get the mac way of doing things" comment you got. The fact that they completely hand over control over their information to Apple and are thereby imprisoned in the ecosystem and become hostages forever is completely lost on them.

BeetleB 5y ago
Your comment is valid about the average user. My comment made it quite clear I was not asking that category. These were not people who did not understand what files/folders where. They very clearly did. Even the least technically competent Windows users I've known understand files and folders. People who are primarily smartphone users - your statement is quite on point there.
- skinnymuch 5y ago
  Those people likely barely understood many concepts. I’d never think to seriously go to an Apple centric bigger forums. Unless it’s specifically geeky and into being able to manage things with automation, scripting, CLI, power apps, etc, Apple communities generally give very little and weak info. Those pseudo power Apple Mac users are not that far from average users.

BeetleB 5y ago

Your comment is valid about the average user. My comment made it quite clear I was not asking that category. These were not people who did not understand what files/folders where. They very clearly did. Even the least technically competent Windows users I've known understand files and folders. People who are primarily smartphone users - your statement is quite on point there.

skinnymuch 5y ago
Those people likely barely understood many concepts. I’d never think to seriously go to an Apple centric bigger forums. Unless it’s specifically geeky and into being able to manage things with automation, scripting, CLI, power apps, etc, Apple communities generally give very little and weak info. Those pseudo power Apple Mac users are not that far from average users.