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Someone using their phone or tablet with a keyboard to get things done is far from computer illiterate. For the majority of the population computers are a tool.

Someone using their phone or tablet with a keyboard to get things done is far from computer illiterate. For the majority of the population computers are a tool. Knowing deeply how they work is about as important as knowing deeply how their car works.

beeboobaa 3y ago
If all they ever have access to is phones then their world consists solely of software they have been allowed to install by their platform overlords. Even if they had the urge to try and create something themselves, they would be forbidden from doing so. Just keep consuming those ads and don't think about it.
- anonymousab 3y ago
  > their world consists solely of software they have been allowed to install by their platform overlords The same will be true of most cars within a generation, and is effectively true for most car owners now; they do not really know how to do much with their car beyond drive it, use the infotainment as-is and bring it in for repair when anything seems off.
  - beeboobaa 3y ago
    Yes, everything is being fucked by the drive for profit.
nottorp 3y ago
> Someone using their phone or tablet with a keyboard to get things done ... if you don't get a lot of things done. The main quality of a laptop is the keyboard is solidly attached to the screen. That means you can use it anywhere and you don't need to dedicate a desk like space for the keyboard. With an iPad you need a stand, space for the keyboard and then you're close to the space taken by a monitor with peripherals and a desktop under the desk. Might as well get a desktop then since it's more powerful. It may be useful for tasks that only need a keyboard 1% of the time though.
RunSet 3y ago
> Someone using their phone or tablet with a keyboard to get things done is far from computer illiterate. Full literacy involves writing, not just reading. At one point the same held for computer literacy. I would not call someone "literate" if they could only read words they already recognized from viewing forms and their writing ability was limited to filling out those forms using a limited but appropriate vocabulary. I would likewise not consider someone computer literate if they were limited to using software written by others. For more eloquent words in this vein: https://citejournal.org/volume-2/issue-3-02/seminal-articles/should-the-computer-teach-the-student-or-vice-versa/ https://citejournal.org/volume-2/issue-3-02/seminal-articles...

beeboobaa 3y ago

If all they ever have access to is phones then their world consists solely of software they have been allowed to install by their platform overlords. Even if they had the urge to try and create something themselves, they would be forbidden from doing so. Just keep consuming those ads and don't think about it.

anonymousab 3y ago
> their world consists solely of software they have been allowed to install by their platform overlords The same will be true of most cars within a generation, and is effectively true for most car owners now; they do not really know how to do much with their car beyond drive it, use the infotainment as-is and bring it in for repair when anything seems off.
- beeboobaa 3y ago
  Yes, everything is being fucked by the drive for profit.

nottorp 3y ago

> Someone using their phone or tablet with a keyboard to get things done ... if you don't get a lot of things done. The main quality of a laptop is the keyboard is solidly attached to the screen. That means you can use it anywhere and you don't need to dedicate a desk like space for the keyboard. With an iPad you need a stand, space for the keyboard and then you're close to the space taken by a monitor with peripherals and a desktop under the desk. Might as well get a desktop then since it's more powerful. It may be useful for tasks that only need a keyboard 1% of the time though.

RunSet 3y ago

> Someone using their phone or tablet with a keyboard to get things done is far from computer illiterate. Full literacy involves writing, not just reading. At one point the same held for computer literacy. I would not call someone "literate" if they could only read words they already recognized from viewing forms and their writing ability was limited to filling out those forms using a limited but appropriate vocabulary. I would likewise not consider someone computer literate if they were limited to using software written by others. For more eloquent words in this vein: https://citejournal.org/volume-2/issue-3-02/seminal-articles/should-the-computer-teach-the-student-or-vice-versa/ https://citejournal.org/volume-2/issue-3-02/seminal-articles...