r/talesfromtechsupport • u/[deleted] • Dec 18 '19

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u/zalvernaz Dec 18 '19

Oh God. I thought people were dumb just from reading this sub, but this takes the cake.

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u/wertperch A lot of IT is just not being stupid. Dec 18 '19

The inability to connect cause and effect amazes me. Five-year-olds have that figured out. Heck, I bet there are cats who've got that down.

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '19

I'm repeatedly amazing about that regarding video games. When I see something happen and I just did some action, my first thought is to verify, so I repeat the action maybe two or three more times.

But other people seem to keep asking the question but they never ever try. "Can I climb those shelves with yellow tape and blinking green lights?" "Have you tried?" "No." "Are you going to?" "Just tell me."

I think I'm just gonna start telling them to go read a book or watch a movie instead; video games might not be their cup of tea.