Graham Downs on Nostr: nprofile1q…7qun5 To be fair, I think IT people have a whole different paradigm/view ...
nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqgwdgsr5dm5z3m2fxz4ulgq2cej0th92ceqefzqyqgqawycj00hcqm7qun5 (nprofile…qun5) To be fair, I think IT people have a whole different paradigm/view on using tools. As an IT professional, I always like to develop at least a passing understanding of anything I use or do or encounter. If we drive a car every day, we have a decent understanding of the inner workings of the internal combustion engine, where the sparkplugs go and what they do, how to change a tyre, etc. Or if I hire someone to do some building at my house, and they send me a quote, I'm going to research what the items mentioned on that quote actually are and how they're used/what their purpose is. Or if I use a fridge every day, I kinda understand that it has a compressor in it and basically what that does... And I could go on and on.
I think most IT people are like that. We have an insatiable need to learn things (technical things, about how stuff works). And I think that's one of the reasons why we get so frustrated at -- in our minds -- people who want to get the most out of a computer/phone/tablet/the Internet/whatever but seem to have no understanding about how it works, and zero inclination to learn.
I don't think that's necessarily unfair. It just comes from the fact that we have different outlooks, is all.
I'll go on some more: I'm not an accountant, but I use one, so I made sure I had a basic understanding of accounting principles and can read a balance sheet. I'm not a doctor but I know when I'm sick and can take basic steps to treat myself when I come down with a simple cold, and only visit the doctor if it's not cleared up in a few days. I'm not a hardware specialist (I'm a programmer), but I can build my own PC and I know where the RAM goes, among other things (and the difference between memory and storage, which is a common bugbear of many IT people)....
But then, I'm sure you'd be able to mention things from YOUR area of expertise which I have no experience with, and perhaps have never even heard of before. The thing is, if you were to do that today, then I'm pretty sure if someone else mentioned it a month from now, I'd know enough to hold a conversation about it. :-)
I think most IT people are like that. We have an insatiable need to learn things (technical things, about how stuff works). And I think that's one of the reasons why we get so frustrated at -- in our minds -- people who want to get the most out of a computer/phone/tablet/the Internet/whatever but seem to have no understanding about how it works, and zero inclination to learn.
I don't think that's necessarily unfair. It just comes from the fact that we have different outlooks, is all.
I'll go on some more: I'm not an accountant, but I use one, so I made sure I had a basic understanding of accounting principles and can read a balance sheet. I'm not a doctor but I know when I'm sick and can take basic steps to treat myself when I come down with a simple cold, and only visit the doctor if it's not cleared up in a few days. I'm not a hardware specialist (I'm a programmer), but I can build my own PC and I know where the RAM goes, among other things (and the difference between memory and storage, which is a common bugbear of many IT people)....
But then, I'm sure you'd be able to mention things from YOUR area of expertise which I have no experience with, and perhaps have never even heard of before. The thing is, if you were to do that today, then I'm pretty sure if someone else mentioned it a month from now, I'd know enough to hold a conversation about it. :-)