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1. Angle (angle@anticapitalist.party)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Feb-2023 05:41:08 JST Angle

   Instructions: "Now, open the settings menu and-"

   User: *Gasps, widens eyes, grips arm rests, looks around nervously* "Whoa whoa whoa, you want me to open the *settings menu*? Isn't that *Dangerous*? What if something *Bad Happens*?"

   • Adrian Cochrane repeated this.
   • Angle (angle@anticapitalist.party)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Feb-2023 05:44:20 JST Angle

     in reply to

     I make fun, but, this is a serious thing for a lot of people. I myself felt like this a lot back when I first started using a computer as a kid. And It's not entirely unreasonable - if you don't know what you're doing, it is entirely possible to cause yourself all kinds of problems and make your life much more difficult, maybe even take serious financial damage if you're particularly unlucky.

     Adrian Cochrane repeated this.
   • Angle (angle@anticapitalist.party)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Feb-2023 05:52:11 JST Angle

     in reply to

     Frankly, you'll see this attitude all over the place if you look for it. Social activities, plumbing, cooking, relationships, electricity, finance, all sorts of things where sometimes serious caution is the right approach, but it might not be obvious once you're already capable in the area.

     Adrian Cochrane repeated this.
   • Angle (angle@anticapitalist.party)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Feb-2023 05:52:14 JST Angle

     in reply to

     As a Computer Nerd, I have very little reason to fear settings menus, and indeed it's a little strange to contemplate that anyone else might, but it helps to keep in mind that different people are different and have different capabilities. :/