Title basically. I’m about midlife crisis age (lol) and I’ve been on computers and technology since I could walk. What is with all these doctors who are barely older than me who can barely use the Internet, don’t know how to type or what an adblocker is? I don’t feel like I can trust a doctor who is ok with malware coming in because they doesn’t run a free adblock or even DNS block. I mean wth?
Computer tech UX (user experience) was dumbed down to reach “everyone” (aiming at kids and giving the middle finger to anyone over 40 since the 2000s), dismissing any need for “computer literacy”. Why should doctors, or the general public, learn about adblockers when they assume everything they see on screen is “just the way it is”? Computers and phones work for what they want to do and, for the most part, that’s enough.
Perhaps a good analogy is cars: most people who own one have no fucking clue how it works and wouldn’t be able to change the headlights alone. Is it worth learning enough about the car to understand what’s going on? Depends on the person.
That’s a great point I hadn’t considered. Why would they even think to change it, that’s how it works. I wonder if I can extend that thought to other aspects of my life to see where I’m blind to that notion.
Just think about all the things you “don’t care about” or that you assume to “know what matters”, chances are that you’re blind to several details about them. Could be just about anything, from beekeeping to law to heavy industry logistics