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    024 days ago

    Computers have never been something that everyone is knowledgeable about. The IT industry has kinda trended like that, but to the general population they’ve always been boxes filled with magic smoke.

    And that’s perfectly fine. If everyone was as knowledgeable about computers as you or I am, I wouldn’t have a job (well, I’m currently unemployed, but that’s because of Musk).

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      024 days ago

      Not literally everyone, but there was a time period where it seemed much more common than not, at least in the US. When it was taught to children starting in elementary school, and taking advanced classes was required for many jobs, it seemed rare to meet someone who wasn’t knowledgable. I guess it isn’t included in children’s education or business education these day.