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"But there will be a point in time when we will go on retirement and there will be only precious few people who had perseverance to really understand all those things by diving into obscure, historical manuals."

I just hope when that time comes I'm well compensated for studying erudite texts on low level computer science while chilling on my phone instead of browsing social media or playing games. But honestly, I enjoy reading and learning about ABIs, C programming, network protocols, etc... more than mindless scrolling anyway.



Although I worked with computers most of my career, it wasn't in the tech sphere at all. The article meant a lot to me because of trying to wade through tons of websites for info about signing up for SS and Medicare. These sites were not set up for non-computer tech people.

Like you, I enjoy learning techie stuff, but most of my friends don't. Because, IMO, most websites are written for younger people, they feel almost helpless.




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