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Yes exactly! There have been times in history (pre-printing-press) where most people couldn't even read. I'm sure there where many scribes who would look down t
by jashmenn 15y ago
Yes exactly! There have been times in history (pre-printing-press) where most people couldn't even read. I'm sure there where many scribes who would look down their noses and say that the common man would never take the time to read for himself.
Our society has grown to be incredibly complex. Imagine taking your great-great-great-great-great-grandfather and dropping him in modern times today and asking him to fill out the forms to get a drivers license, prepare his own taxes, set the clock on your dvd player, or send an email on an iPhone.
I guess my point is that the "common" man is pretty capable of feats that would be considered extremely technical from a historic vantage point.
- mistercheese 15y agoI was also about the use writing and reading as an example of knowledge that used to be limited to just specialized roles. While there are still professions that deal exclusively with writing exceptionally well, it's now part of our basic education. I think in a similar way, computer literacy could be just a matter of education.
- GoldenMonkey 15y agoyes, but we get 12+ years of reading and writing education.
- mistercheese 15y agoI believe we could really start teaching code at a relatively young age too, or at least start teaching them the ability to have the mindset for programming.
- cafard 15y agoHaving long ago been a copy editor, and now being a member of a book club, I'd just point out that not all who write write well, and that many who read do so with limited understanding.