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lorty@lemmy.ml 7 months agoGen Z has terrible digital literacy already. Knowing how to scroll tiktok or whatever doesn’t teach you what a file system even is.
phillaholic@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Is it that important? All technology gets better to the point of it just working, and when it rarely doesn’t, you contact someone who does. My grandfather could build cars from parts alone. My father could do most maintenance repairs and knew enough to understand what the mechanic was telling him. I know what video games and entertainment have told me about cars, but have no clue about it in real life. It hasn’t mattered. Cars are so reliable, I can just have AAA if I get in a bind.
ndondo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
It is. But in your defence at this point it only matters when something goes wrong. And that’s getting pretty rare.
I think it’s why there’s such a clear divide between people who “just use Linux” and those who don’t. Modern computers hide almost all information that would let you figure stuff out on your own and Linux makes you figure stuff out like once a month.
But all that means is that your choices are more and more limited. And it’s how Microsoft is able to sneak such predatory practices into their OS. You can’t go anywhere else
phillaholic@lemm.ee 7 months ago
I don’t really agree with that conclusion. Linux is as old as windows and it had ample time to gain market share. Most people don’t want to tinker. I’ve posted recently about trying Linux for the first time in over a decade and how much worse the Ubuntu experience was than a decade ago. Meanwhile windows has gotten far easier to install and get going.
Sp00kyB00k@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Really. Because it is all bloatware, all the settings menu’s are all over the place, things get jammed in your face ( Use this new thing we made so we can own you even more ) and other nonsense.
A fresh install of Linux takes me far under 30 minutes. Most of them work out of the box.
rab@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
There are computer science students these days who don’t know what a file system is. Ponder that one for a moment
phillaholic@lemm.ee 7 months ago
I had to take a typing class in college. They can teach basics. It doesn’t take long to go over file systems.
rab@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
No it doesn’t. But I do university IT and recently did a file restore for a comp sci student. Sent him the file path. Student replied “the link doesn’t work what do I do with it?”
Honestly I am so grateful gen z can’t computer because my whole life I was worried they would replace me. Not a chance…