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Stuck in the middle with you (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] PlexSheep@infosec.pub 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's not like your bridge generation is the only one that know how to use a computer. To me it seems that there are a few 'experts' in each generation and the others don't bother learning it. This is pretty normal and called specialization, the thing that civilization allows us to do.

I grew up with computers, there was no strict need to change OSes or even hardware (of you got prebuilts). Even so, it's amazing what unrestricted Internet access and an interest in videogames can lead to. And I know a lot of others who either have at least the basic skills, or are studying Computer science together with me.

Perhaps there are trends in each generation, but acting like it's just one generation that can do computer things is just wrong.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago

Poverty is also a driving force. I've never had a lot of money so I had to be creative in order to do a lot of things. I know how to fix repair and even build my own house. I know how to fix and maintain most things with all my vehicles. I know how to build fix and maintain my own computer systems because I could never afford expensive devices or to pay anyone to fix things for me.

Because I couldn't afford much, I've instead had to spend most of my time doing things myself.