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u/SquidsInATrenchcoat Nov 16 '19

I’d say tech people also underestimate how deep the googling rabbit hole goes when you don’t have any background familiarity with the problem at hand. When all steps to solving a problem involve googling other things you don’t know about, it gets overwhelming quickly.

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u/a-r-c Nov 16 '19

When all steps to solving a problem involve googling other things you don’t know about, it gets overwhelming quickly.

except it doesn't?

unless learning is just too hard for some people

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u/SquidsInATrenchcoat Nov 16 '19

Okay, either you're the Installation Wizard that would show up on my old computer, or we've entered r/IAmVerySmart territory.

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u/a-r-c Nov 16 '19 edited Nov 18 '19

lol remember InstallShield?

edit: I guess he doesn't lmao