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by dartharva 622 days ago
It's weird seeing this getting emphasized over and again in this thread.

> There are a shockingly large number of people out there that use computers EVERY day that won't know how to do this.

That's very hard to believe. Even my mom, who doesn't use computers at all, would know what folders and files mean.

The people who don't know what files and folders are - can't immediately be beneficiaries of this guide, right? They have a lot more fundamentals to cover before anything like this.
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emseetech 622 days ago
As far as I've noticed, it's not older people who have the issue but younger. The average 22 year old today has been using mobile devices as their primary device for 10+ years. This is especially noticeable amongst poorer families, where a $20 a month low end financed android phone is much more of an option than a $300 computer.
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forbiddenvoid 622 days ago
It's a bit of both, really. The typical computer or mobile user doesn't have general purpose computing knowledge or expertise. They don't know how their computer works or what any of the things in it ARE. They know how to follow a particular defined sequence of steps to get an outcome.

I worked over the phone tech support for a few years about 20 years ago, and it really opened my eyes to how far the gap is between the tech literate and everyday computer users.

I think this guide is terrific, for what it's worth. I just also think there's a lot more people out there that this guide SHOULD help, that it won't, because of that fundamental gap.

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prmoustache 621 days ago
But they manage files and folder on their smartphone too.
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pieterbeulque 621 days ago
Anecdotally, I don't know anyone that uses files on their iPhone, and I don't really understand it myself either.
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prmoustache 621 days ago
When you take a picture, and watch it in a gallery, you are accessing a file.
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unethical_ban 621 days ago
My dad worked at NASA and built circuit boards that are currently in space.

He got confused a few years ago because "how can you have a folder inside a folder? Only files get put in folders".

Of course, he would not read this book.

If someone can't figure out how to make a folder but wants to write HTML, they have a problem this book should t be obligated to solve.

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