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by three_seagrass 2054 days ago
Tech illiterates are typically not geeky subcultures, and they say they value privacy when asked but in reality they prefer free and easy to use/access.
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I'm referring primarily to gaming subcultures (board and video). Tech illiterate may not be the proper term. But most geeky people I know (even the ones who build their own PCs, and dabble in scripting) have a very cargo-cultish understanding of computing technologies.

Dilettantes, perhaps?

Even a cargo-cultish understanding is an understanding and not tech illiterate. I wouldn't call someone who can build a pc tech illiterate.