Anon Archived There's an epidemic of idiots who can't find power switches (theregister.co.uk)
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Anon Archived There's an epidemic of idiots who can't find power switches (theregister.co.uk)
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[–] deltasly 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
Personally, I believe that if your job that you are being paid money to perform involves a computer, then it is your goddamn job to learn the basics (the very fucking basics even) of how your tool that is required for you to do your job works.
Fucking UPS drivers, I'd hope, need to know how to use a truck...probably change a tire as well; you* should know how to read & record an error message, then apply logic to said messsge (and make sure the fucking thing is plugged in - for our analogy that would be ensure the gas tank is not empty).
*You: the people I am referencing, not necessarily you: the people reading this.
[–] 3630645? 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
The day they became ubiquitous is the day everyone stopped thinking of them as tools.
[–] deltasly 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
I'd prefer we view them in the same way that we view reading and writing. Perhaps a group or movement to improve what is taught in schools (is it still pretty much just 6 weeks of Mavis Beacon and a quick 'how to print' or has that improved?) - we could petition tech companies to build and/or sponsor courses. It's win-win, they get a tax write off and we (maybe) get better peers.
Though honestly the tools are all there and free; someone too dumb, scared, or lazy to teach themself isn't likely the type that can be taught, no matter the effort or true want and care of the teacher. I train people in a tech-related field...it's goddamn depressing.