Simon on Nostr: It's frustrating that old people tend to expect an exact step by step explanation ...
It's frustrating that old people tend to expect an exact step by step explanation when they ask you how to do a tech thing, like adding a new wifi network.
'That's in the settings'
'But WHERE in the settings?'
'Probably in a menu called internet or networks or something. You'll find it.'
'And then?'
'And then you probably click on 'add new network' or something like that'
'Probably? Don't you know how this works?'
'It's obvious. Just try it'
I have conversations like this every other week.
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