• Radioactive Butthole@reddthat.com
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    7 days ago

    Gen Z/A are good at using tech, but they don’t really know anything about how it works. I work in IT support and it can honestly be a tossup sometimes if the person who doesnt know how to clear their cache is a boomer or not.

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      Oh no, does this mean Gen X are going to be the wisened graybeards that holds arcane knowledge and seemly executes feats of magic when related to technology?

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        X and the millennials both had to deal with computers that were computers, it’s the people that grew up in the smart phone/tablet era that have no idea what to do in front of an actual computer…

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          7 days ago

          My litmus test is: “Have you tried Linux?”

          Even if they just used a live cd for curiosity, it means they know enough about computers to grasp the concepts that make them versatile, and were exploring around the net enough to read about it.

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            So I’ve been in the DOS/Windows world for at least 30 years. I have never used Linux, but I can configure a Cisco server or switch and stack a rack. Yet I fail your test?

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      7 days ago

      if a 3 year old can use a smart phone it’s not because that child is a genius it’s because the phones designer was.

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        NYC = new york city

        This is a translation provided for free by me because this user has defualted to american defaultism

        To the person I’m replying to, THIS IS THE INTERNET, NOT america

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          If he’s from NYC, he knows what NYC means. If he’s not from there, it doesn’t matter anyway