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0 pointsFerret74461y ago0 comments

It's not "tech-savvy". It's "has half a brain cell", which unfortunately...

I can assure you that there are tech illiterate people who can read and think and have no problems understanding incognito mode. Then there are people who can't read or think (definitely not at the same time), which is highly correlated with being tech illiterate.

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Sohcahtoa821y ago

In a perfect world, I'd agree.

But modern computing appeals to the lowest common denominator. Tech illiterate people really know nothing. My in-laws didn't know that who their home internet provider is has no effect on how their phones work when they're not at home.

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0 pointsFerret74461y ago0 comments

It's not "tech-savvy". It's "has half a brain cell", which unfortunately...

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Sohcahtoa821y ago

In a perfect world, I'd agree.

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