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NoTroop  ·  3118 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How "normal" people use the internet, and how can we fix that behavior?

I'm not sure of the solution, but I think another part of the problem is phone's replacing computers for younger kids. Even when I was growing up I had to learn to fix and change settings and install programs with my computer(and I'm only 19!). I ended up breaking it quite a bit, but I also learned how to fix it, or at least get it into a usable state. Now most kids are growing up with a fancy smartphone instead of a computer, and these smartphones are designed to be much more locked down than any computer which allows most of these tech-illiterate users to be fine clicking all over until they get it right. I fear for what happens when smartphone exploits really take off.