▲ 2423 ▼ Zoomers & Boomers are the same (lemmy.ca) submitted 1 year ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.world 545 comments fedilink hide all child comments source: @n7gifmdn@lemmy.ca
[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 318 points 1 year ago (7 children) Computers have been dumbed down and simplified for the masses. When I was a kid a computer did not cooperate until you raised your voice. permalink fedilink source hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 171 points 1 year ago (4 children) I do industrial programming. Everything is so far behind that yelling at the "computers" does nothing. Physical violence is just about the only thing they respect. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] SynonymousStoat@lemmy.world 129 points 1 year ago (7 children) Percussive maintenance is surprisingly helpful a lot of the time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] RustyShackleford@programming.dev 20 points 1 year ago Me, when the family asks me, "the IT guy", for help. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheRealKuni@midwest.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) Until your trackpad is acting up a bit and you become so frustrated you smack it and now it hardly ever works. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago Same with flinging a laptop across the room, which ultimately became my excuse to replace a 12yo Sony laptop. permalink fedilink source parent [+] nthavoc@lemmy.today 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago (1 child) If the magic smoke comes out, that's entirely the electrician/electrical designer's fault. Their circuits shouldn't have let me do that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago Hey now, the NEC provides ample protection against user stupidity, and I do my damndest to take it a step further. If a user is able to do something so catastrophically stupid despite me better engineering efforts, perhaps they should read up on darwinism. Signed, an electrician. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mossheart@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago This often devolves into Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) A blowie works a lot more often. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Podunk@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago More flies with honey they say... but i still cant get this usb right the first try. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago therapeutic at least permalink fedilink source parent [–] madjo@feddit.nl 1 point 1 year ago It broke my previous laptop’s hard drive because it wasn’t an ssd. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (1 child) That's where the term punch card comes from permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blackluster117@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago FORTRAN? More like, these hands. Put 'em up, numb nuts. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago I would love to have more effective means to threaten inanimate objects. permalink fedilink source parent [–] abbadon420@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago Tbh, that sounds super interesting. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Bonus@lemm.ee 58 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] RedIce25@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago* (1 child) SLAMS DESK HELLO! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Bonus@lemm.ee 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Grimtuck@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) FathER! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago FaaaThERR! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ziglin@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Use the mouse, duh. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 40 points 1 year ago (3 children) Yeah, newer generations have been raised on tech that “just worked” consistently. They never had to do any deep troubleshooting, because they never encountered any major issues. They grew up in a world where the hard problems were already figured out, so they were insulated from a lot of the issues that allowed millennials to learn. They never got a BSOD from a faulty USB driver. They never had to reinstall an OS after using Limewire to download “Linkin_Park-Numb.mp3.exe” on the family computer. Or hell, even if they did get tricked by a malicious download, the computer’s anti-virus automatically killed it before they were even able to open it. They never had to manually install OS updates. They never had to figure out how to get their sound card working with a new game. They never had to manually configure their network settings. All of these things were chances for millennials to learn. But since the younger generations never encountered any issues, they never had to figure their own shit out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Zeddex@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 year ago Or reinstall the OS on the family computer because one of your dumbass siblings downloaded a sUpeR cOoL song from one of their friends on MSN Messenger. permalink fedilink source parent [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago It's not so much that the tech just worked. Often it doesn't work. The difference is that when it doesn't work it's not user-serviceable. Up until maybe 2010 or so, when things broke there was often something a user could do to fix them. But, especially with the introduction of locked-down mobile phone OSes, that's not true anymore. Now it's just "wait for an update". permalink fedilink source parent [–] Drigo@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago And that is why I'll only allow my kids to use Linux! permalink fedilink source parent [–] samus12345@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago (1 child) It was always a struggle to get the damn thing to do what you wanted it to. It turned out to be a good thing long term. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] M137@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (1 child) Even as a teenager (didn't have a computer before that) I had infinite patience with computers, you can fix/change/make anything with enough time, nothing will be better if you get mad and ignore reading and making sure you understand what's happening. Seeing how young people handle tech now is fucking depressing, they just click past everything without reading, get mad and rage quit after 30 seconds of something not working and think anything that's more than two clicks/taps is too complicated. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) You talking about young people or old people? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] M137@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago Young, most old people I know either don't know anything and are fine with that, they get help for even the simplest things, or they can handle it themselves without problems. permalink fedilink source parent [–] OctaviaMeowzly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago we really need frutiger aero back man permalink fedilink source parent [–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago And when that wasn't enough, the fists came out. permalink fedilink source parent [–] devfuuu@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago I'm sure you meant "beat it into submission". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 171 points 1 year ago (4 children) I do industrial programming. Everything is so far behind that yelling at the "computers" does nothing. Physical violence is just about the only thing they respect. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] SynonymousStoat@lemmy.world 129 points 1 year ago (7 children) Percussive maintenance is surprisingly helpful a lot of the time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] RustyShackleford@programming.dev 20 points 1 year ago Me, when the family asks me, "the IT guy", for help. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheRealKuni@midwest.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) Until your trackpad is acting up a bit and you become so frustrated you smack it and now it hardly ever works. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago Same with flinging a laptop across the room, which ultimately became my excuse to replace a 12yo Sony laptop. permalink fedilink source parent [+] nthavoc@lemmy.today 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago (1 child) If the magic smoke comes out, that's entirely the electrician/electrical designer's fault. Their circuits shouldn't have let me do that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago Hey now, the NEC provides ample protection against user stupidity, and I do my damndest to take it a step further. If a user is able to do something so catastrophically stupid despite me better engineering efforts, perhaps they should read up on darwinism. Signed, an electrician. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mossheart@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago This often devolves into Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) A blowie works a lot more often. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Podunk@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago More flies with honey they say... but i still cant get this usb right the first try. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago therapeutic at least permalink fedilink source parent [–] madjo@feddit.nl 1 point 1 year ago It broke my previous laptop’s hard drive because it wasn’t an ssd. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (1 child) That's where the term punch card comes from permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blackluster117@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago FORTRAN? More like, these hands. Put 'em up, numb nuts. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago I would love to have more effective means to threaten inanimate objects. permalink fedilink source parent [–] abbadon420@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago Tbh, that sounds super interesting. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SynonymousStoat@lemmy.world 129 points 1 year ago (7 children) Percussive maintenance is surprisingly helpful a lot of the time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] RustyShackleford@programming.dev 20 points 1 year ago Me, when the family asks me, "the IT guy", for help. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheRealKuni@midwest.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) Until your trackpad is acting up a bit and you become so frustrated you smack it and now it hardly ever works. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago Same with flinging a laptop across the room, which ultimately became my excuse to replace a 12yo Sony laptop. permalink fedilink source parent [+] nthavoc@lemmy.today 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago (1 child) If the magic smoke comes out, that's entirely the electrician/electrical designer's fault. Their circuits shouldn't have let me do that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago Hey now, the NEC provides ample protection against user stupidity, and I do my damndest to take it a step further. If a user is able to do something so catastrophically stupid despite me better engineering efforts, perhaps they should read up on darwinism. Signed, an electrician. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mossheart@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago This often devolves into Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) A blowie works a lot more often. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Podunk@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago More flies with honey they say... but i still cant get this usb right the first try. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago therapeutic at least permalink fedilink source parent [–] madjo@feddit.nl 1 point 1 year ago It broke my previous laptop’s hard drive because it wasn’t an ssd. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RustyShackleford@programming.dev 20 points 1 year ago Me, when the family asks me, "the IT guy", for help. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheRealKuni@midwest.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) Until your trackpad is acting up a bit and you become so frustrated you smack it and now it hardly ever works. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago Same with flinging a laptop across the room, which ultimately became my excuse to replace a 12yo Sony laptop. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago Same with flinging a laptop across the room, which ultimately became my excuse to replace a 12yo Sony laptop. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] nthavoc@lemmy.today 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago (1 child) If the magic smoke comes out, that's entirely the electrician/electrical designer's fault. Their circuits shouldn't have let me do that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago Hey now, the NEC provides ample protection against user stupidity, and I do my damndest to take it a step further. If a user is able to do something so catastrophically stupid despite me better engineering efforts, perhaps they should read up on darwinism. Signed, an electrician. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago (1 child) If the magic smoke comes out, that's entirely the electrician/electrical designer's fault. Their circuits shouldn't have let me do that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago Hey now, the NEC provides ample protection against user stupidity, and I do my damndest to take it a step further. If a user is able to do something so catastrophically stupid despite me better engineering efforts, perhaps they should read up on darwinism. Signed, an electrician. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago Hey now, the NEC provides ample protection against user stupidity, and I do my damndest to take it a step further. If a user is able to do something so catastrophically stupid despite me better engineering efforts, perhaps they should read up on darwinism. Signed, an electrician. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mossheart@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago This often devolves into Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) A blowie works a lot more often. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Podunk@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago More flies with honey they say... but i still cant get this usb right the first try. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Podunk@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago More flies with honey they say... but i still cant get this usb right the first try. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago therapeutic at least permalink fedilink source parent
[–] madjo@feddit.nl 1 point 1 year ago It broke my previous laptop’s hard drive because it wasn’t an ssd. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (1 child) That's where the term punch card comes from permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blackluster117@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago FORTRAN? More like, these hands. Put 'em up, numb nuts. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blackluster117@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago FORTRAN? More like, these hands. Put 'em up, numb nuts. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago I would love to have more effective means to threaten inanimate objects. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] abbadon420@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago Tbh, that sounds super interesting. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Bonus@lemm.ee 58 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] RedIce25@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago* (1 child) SLAMS DESK HELLO! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Bonus@lemm.ee 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Grimtuck@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) FathER! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago FaaaThERR! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ziglin@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Use the mouse, duh. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RedIce25@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago* (1 child) SLAMS DESK HELLO! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Bonus@lemm.ee 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Grimtuck@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) FathER! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago FaaaThERR! permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Bonus@lemm.ee 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Grimtuck@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) FathER! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago FaaaThERR! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Grimtuck@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) FathER! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago FaaaThERR! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 40 points 1 year ago (3 children) Yeah, newer generations have been raised on tech that “just worked” consistently. They never had to do any deep troubleshooting, because they never encountered any major issues. They grew up in a world where the hard problems were already figured out, so they were insulated from a lot of the issues that allowed millennials to learn. They never got a BSOD from a faulty USB driver. They never had to reinstall an OS after using Limewire to download “Linkin_Park-Numb.mp3.exe” on the family computer. Or hell, even if they did get tricked by a malicious download, the computer’s anti-virus automatically killed it before they were even able to open it. They never had to manually install OS updates. They never had to figure out how to get their sound card working with a new game. They never had to manually configure their network settings. All of these things were chances for millennials to learn. But since the younger generations never encountered any issues, they never had to figure their own shit out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Zeddex@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 year ago Or reinstall the OS on the family computer because one of your dumbass siblings downloaded a sUpeR cOoL song from one of their friends on MSN Messenger. permalink fedilink source parent [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago It's not so much that the tech just worked. Often it doesn't work. The difference is that when it doesn't work it's not user-serviceable. Up until maybe 2010 or so, when things broke there was often something a user could do to fix them. But, especially with the introduction of locked-down mobile phone OSes, that's not true anymore. Now it's just "wait for an update". permalink fedilink source parent [–] Drigo@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago And that is why I'll only allow my kids to use Linux! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zeddex@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 year ago Or reinstall the OS on the family computer because one of your dumbass siblings downloaded a sUpeR cOoL song from one of their friends on MSN Messenger. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago It's not so much that the tech just worked. Often it doesn't work. The difference is that when it doesn't work it's not user-serviceable. Up until maybe 2010 or so, when things broke there was often something a user could do to fix them. But, especially with the introduction of locked-down mobile phone OSes, that's not true anymore. Now it's just "wait for an update". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Drigo@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago And that is why I'll only allow my kids to use Linux! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago (1 child) It was always a struggle to get the damn thing to do what you wanted it to. It turned out to be a good thing long term. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] M137@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (1 child) Even as a teenager (didn't have a computer before that) I had infinite patience with computers, you can fix/change/make anything with enough time, nothing will be better if you get mad and ignore reading and making sure you understand what's happening. Seeing how young people handle tech now is fucking depressing, they just click past everything without reading, get mad and rage quit after 30 seconds of something not working and think anything that's more than two clicks/taps is too complicated. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) You talking about young people or old people? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] M137@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago Young, most old people I know either don't know anything and are fine with that, they get help for even the simplest things, or they can handle it themselves without problems. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] M137@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (1 child) Even as a teenager (didn't have a computer before that) I had infinite patience with computers, you can fix/change/make anything with enough time, nothing will be better if you get mad and ignore reading and making sure you understand what's happening. Seeing how young people handle tech now is fucking depressing, they just click past everything without reading, get mad and rage quit after 30 seconds of something not working and think anything that's more than two clicks/taps is too complicated. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) You talking about young people or old people? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] M137@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago Young, most old people I know either don't know anything and are fine with that, they get help for even the simplest things, or they can handle it themselves without problems. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) You talking about young people or old people? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] M137@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago Young, most old people I know either don't know anything and are fine with that, they get help for even the simplest things, or they can handle it themselves without problems. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] M137@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago Young, most old people I know either don't know anything and are fine with that, they get help for even the simplest things, or they can handle it themselves without problems. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OctaviaMeowzly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago we really need frutiger aero back man permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago And when that wasn't enough, the fists came out. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] devfuuu@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago I'm sure you meant "beat it into submission". permalink fedilink source parent