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I used to think that I find tech stuff easy because I'm used to it (and there's certainly some truth to it), but if that was all of it than I would expect mysel
by Version467 4y ago
I used to think that I find tech stuff easy because I'm used to it (and there's certainly some truth to it), but if that was all of it than I would expect myself to behave like tech illiterate people in domains that are foreign to me.
And yet this isn't so.
The reality is that peoples problem solving skills are absolutely atrocious. They don't even try to figure shit out. The maximum number of inferential steps the average person is willing (or able?) to make before throwing their hands up and exclaiming "this is impossible" seems to be somewhere between 0.5 and 2.
There seems to be just enough stuff you can do without having to ever really think for yourself that people are content with not understanding.
This is so far away from my own experience that I really struggle with understanding it. Obvious knowledge gaps and noticeable confusion are two of my biggest motivators. I cannot stand not understanding. It feels like giving up agency.
Wow. I got quite angry there for a second. I guess I need to examine that frustration a little more.