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> basic tech literacy should be taught in schools You're blaming the victim. Technology is too complex and continues changing too fast. I'm a software enginee
by rollcat 2y ago
> basic tech literacy should be taught in schools
You're blaming the victim.
Technology is too complex and continues changing too fast. I'm a software engineer and I couldn't tell you what half the processes on my machine are supposed to be doing, and even if I did that wouldn't help spot even a trivial piece of malware.
Last time I attended school, smartphones didn't even exist yet. That's fair; sometimes there's a fundamental shift in how we do things. But meanwhile Google alone launched and killed how many chat/video call apps? Unfortunately you have to keep installing these every now and then, because that's somehow still an unsolved problem.
Security is simplicity, if a system is complex then it's easy to confuse the user into doing the insecure thing.
- Pfhortune 2y agoFair. Though I still think we need a tech equivalent of "look both ways before crossing the street." Though as I type this and think it through... Cars aren't trying to deliberately camouflage themselves as harmless parts of the environment, which is the logical equivalent to this particular case.
- rollcat 2y agoAnd cities designed for humans (as opposed to cars) take a lot of care to slow down (or entirely divert) the traffic in places where there are a lot of humans, make crossings safer, provide decent public transport, keep cyclists safe, etc. In my current city (Vienna), I still tend to look both ways out of habit, but in many places (like my neighbourhood) I actually feel safe crossing without actively looking.