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by uconnectlol 1275 days ago
This is such a typical story of American computing. They treated computer skills as literal witchcraft. It just makes boomers come off as more inept and bald (which is their culture, and seen as a positive amongst their peers) when they say to a 13 year old, "oh you bad student, you clicked an ad knowing it is malware, which installed a virus and penetrated our network, you goblin spawn!". The corollary where the NSA hires the "evil hacker genius" is the cringiest part.