I mean, why not get a masters in computer science? I just need it to work, that's enough for me. If I sometimes know what the values I'm editing in my registry are and it's helpful knowledge that's great, but I don't really feel the need to endlessly examine what's happening every time I edit my registry. What's keeping me? The knowledge is only valuable so far as I can get my shit to work, so I guess need is stopping me.
I think that's what the article is talking about. That lack of need is what's making us computer illiterate. I'm not criticizing you in any way. I'm just saying that as technologies become more and more user-friendly and do everything for us, there'll be less and less of a need for us to know what exactly we're doing. You already know to clean your registries. I would say the author thinks you can use a computer.
I'm not talking about cleaning my registries, but ah well. There will always be a level of knowledge that a normal competent user will not be very knowledgeable. Every thing this guy is complaining about is one seach away from not being a problem. Specialization is real and valuable, I don't think this guy would recommend that the average user edit their registry values but would probably give an approving nod to anyone that did.
Agreed. Isn't he saying though that it may have gotten to the point where some don't even know what to google search for?