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The Slow Death of the Power User

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Re: The Slow Death of the Power User

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What I'm saying is that being a 'power user' is not a static thing, it's relative. It changes and evolves (or downgrades) over time. But most importantly, and what the author missed, is that it works both ways. I know how to connect to a BBS, but I was literally paralysed by the fact that there is no LAN game in Counter-Strike 2 . Where is LAN?! Why do I need a Steam account for every player to play with friends sitt…

I suppose it depends on what you think a power user is. Personally, I think it's someone who is interested in solving their own problems and thinking critically or outside the box. Someone who understands not only how to do something, but also why you do it that way. In a Bash terminal, if something goes wrong, it's probably my fault and there's a clear path forward to troubleshooting and fixing it. That feels way mo…

LAN gameplay disappeared because users changed. How many people that play LAN games regularly do you actually know?

I mean I'd like to keep playing and organizing LAN games but most of us who playedv togather as teenagers are too busy with real life. And youngsters have probably better ways of spending time with friends.

Re: The Slow Death of the Power User

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Most people, when they turn the tap on, they don't know where the water comes from. Try asking someone "What is the physical principle that makes the water come out of the tap? How do they make it come out?" you might be surprised how many people don't know and most importantly don't care . The water comes out. The water has always come out, every time, so it's not really a thing worth investigating. Like the sunrise…

This is a good and important counter-point to the given article. If we as 'tech people' expect the layman to have a higher standard of tech knowledge, then what is to stop people from other fields from telling us to do the same? Truthfully, an average person won't develop expert knowledge of every field.

I wonder if that pretentiousness is present in other fields.
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