Just keep consuming those ads and don't think about it.
The same will be true of most cars within a generation, and is effectively true for most car owners now; they do not really know how to do much with their car beyond drive it, use the infotainment as-is and bring it in for repair when anything seems off.
... if you don't get a lot of things done.
The main quality of a laptop is the keyboard is solidly attached to the screen. That means you can use it anywhere and you don't need to dedicate a desk like space for the keyboard.
With an iPad you need a stand, space for the keyboard and then you're close to the space taken by a monitor with peripherals and a desktop under the desk. Might as well get a desktop then since it's more powerful.
It may be useful for tasks that only need a keyboard 1% of the time though.
Full literacy involves writing, not just reading. At one point the same held for computer literacy. I would not call someone "literate" if they could only read words they already recognized from viewing forms and their writing ability was limited to filling out those forms using a limited but appropriate vocabulary. I would likewise not consider someone computer literate if they were limited to using software written by others.
For more eloquent words in this vein:
https://citejournal.org/volume-2/issue-3-02/seminal-articles...
I don’t see anything wrong with people excelling at some tasks, such as CAD/medicine/construction/editing media/law/etc, and not excelling at understanding all the details about how their tools work.
My appliances have also been working fine for 5+ years. LG inverter motor is dead silent in my fridge, and I get the benefits of having a French door fridge on top and freezer drawer on the bottom. Same for all the other appliances I have too. I don’t expect them to last 20 years, but as long as I get 5 to 10, I’m ok with it considering the price I paid.
My brother printers have been working fine for many years, and at least as of 2021, the MFC printers did not need a subscription.
Maybe things have changed and I haven’t needed to buy anything in the last couple years.
It has. Good luck finding a new printer that doesn't (figuratively) spit in your face repeatedly.
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