• Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe
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    15 days ago

    In the defense of end users, they got stuff to do and can’t be bothered to take the time which will make no obvious difference to what they need to do.

    The average person can’t even describe how a toaster works, let alone anything even slightly more complicated.

    And these users have skillets skill sets in other areas - I don’t expect an accountant to know how a computer works, any more than they expect me to understand accountancy or finance.

    • iii@mander.xyz
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      17 days ago

      which will make no obvious difference to what they need to do.

      It would make a whole lot of difference. But it’s like learning math, or basic finance indeed. Sooo useful, improves your life tremendously, yet most people can’t be bothered.

      Tragedy of the commons.

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      17 days ago

      Also in defense of end users, they are forced to use whatever OS their IT department provides.

      The few users that would prefer Linux for instance, aren’t allowed to use it because it deviates from the company standard and makes things harder to maintain (security, backup, and so on).

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      17 days ago

      I blame management that doesn’t listen to or hire qualified IT people. The average office worker has no say in what platforms or tools are used at a business.