As devices "just work" and become more black boxey the need to open them and learn is less. I learned computers because I kept breaking the family Pentium-S 166hz and would prod around trying to fix it.
For similar reasons I never learned cars because they work and a modern..
For similar reasons I never learned cars because they work and a modern..
https://twitter.com/goofoffartiste/status/1368265809022177286
...engine with ECU is nothing like working on a 1970s with carburetor. Hell my grandpa, who was a GM employee, refused to work on cars, everything else but cars.
Likewise I've seen younger employees who don't know how to use windows or even had a few who never learned Office!
Likewise I've seen younger employees who don't know how to use windows or even had a few who never learned Office!
The walled gardens and tabletifiaction of devices has given less reason to learn. I remember hacking the hell out of my first few Android devices, had my Droid 1 running at 1.2 ghz on a 650mhz cpu. These days I don't because not worth the hassle for little return
Assuming basic tech/computer skills among those under 30 is a bad assumption and why I keep pushing for HR to do a basic tech screen before hiring.
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