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by tylerhou 3488 days ago
Age does not determine literacy. This gap will persist through at least the next 20, 30 years, if not longer.

I'm a senior at a private high school that's ranked top 3 in the nation. If I went up to someone and asked them what a regex was, nine times out of ten they wouldn't be able to tell me. Almost all people (who are otherwise are some of the most brilliant people I have met/will ever meet) wouldn't be able to reinstall Windows/macOS if their boot sector was corrupted.
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robryan 3488 days ago
Regex is interesting because almost anyone that works with documents and spreadsheets would benefit from it.

Similar to programming though, even as a non technical person at a tech company you would definitely encounter situations where some simple code/db queries would help a great deal.

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exolymph 3488 days ago
Intelligence seems to often be domain-specific, or interest-specific.

Intelligence is an amalgamation of deeper-than-average knowledge and natural aptitude, so that makes sense.

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