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And what replaced it? Can you do the same tasks within that unstated "new paradigm"? Not knowing how to use a desktop computer limits you from all creative software from IDEs to video editors. That's like saying illiteracy is just a new oral paradigm.

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I don't know the details because I haven't used one, but yes there are video editors for phones and tablets.

You're correct, if we're being pedantic.

But will you be hired to do video editing on a tablet? REAL work like for a media company or movie studio? No. ipad skills are mostly irrelevant if your goal is to be employable. The advanced animations and workflows are not being done on tablets. Most people like being employable.

At least kids in the 90s learned how to use a desktop, which directly translated in some way to an office job.

And there's a good reason we aren't seeing many videos edited on phones, just as programs written on iPads (RDP notwithstanding).

Aren't we? Pixar isn't making their movies on phones, but how about your average influencer?

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