Hellbovine
Well-Known Member
I agree that laziness is a big part of it, but it's also easy to see there are literally thousands of posts that shouldn't be on this forum, due to people's inexperience. It's really easy for veterans to forget what it's like to be a newbie--the masses don't understand where the goal posts are and how to reach them, because they are overwhelmed and have no idea where to even start, so they need to be guided.
It's not entirely the newbie's faults either, because older operating systems are orders of magnitude less complicated than modern ones, which made it easier for many of the veterans here to learn computers, while everyone else has it much harder by being introduced to a behemoth like Windows 10/11 when they get started, along with the plethora of internet misinformation out there that is further complicating things.
Combine that with the negative aspects of modern society, such as a failing education system that has resulted in 50% of adults in developed countries like the U.S.A. having less than a 6th grade reading level, and a nation-wide average of 8th grade, we can see how our upbringing can skew our views on complicated matters, especially when many of us computer nerds also have secondary education and/or professional experience.
It's not entirely the newbie's faults either, because older operating systems are orders of magnitude less complicated than modern ones, which made it easier for many of the veterans here to learn computers, while everyone else has it much harder by being introduced to a behemoth like Windows 10/11 when they get started, along with the plethora of internet misinformation out there that is further complicating things.
Combine that with the negative aspects of modern society, such as a failing education system that has resulted in 50% of adults in developed countries like the U.S.A. having less than a 6th grade reading level, and a nation-wide average of 8th grade, we can see how our upbringing can skew our views on complicated matters, especially when many of us computer nerds also have secondary education and/or professional experience.
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