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[–] gamer@lemm.ee 88 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I think if you were to ask "most people" about which search engine they prefer, they wouldn't really understand the question. I remember in highschool a teacher asked someone what operating system they have at home, and she replied "I think it's Microsoft Office".

Tech people tend to severely overestimate non-tech peoples' understanding of tech.

[–] TeddE@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Counterpoint: tech literacy is irresponsibly low for a modern developed world that now requires it for everyday operation.

[–] ItsMeSpez@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Both of these things can be true at the same time.

[–] 1847953620@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] ink@r.nf 6 points 1 year ago
[–] owatnext@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

I am lucky my husband likes to learn about this sort of stuff. When we started dating he barely knew the difference between Mac and Windows. Now he uses Linux. Granted, I have to install it, but he keeps on top of maintenance.

[–] Lazylazycat@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Seriously, most people don't even know you can go into browser settings, let alone change your default browser there.