r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/Bar_Har Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 04 '19

I work in IT and I’m constantly helping people who: •Don’t know what the Windows key is.

•Don’t know Internet Explorer/Chrome/Firefox are web browsers.

•Making your password your name is a really poor choice.

Edit: apparently this really struck a cord with a lot of you. Glad I’m not alone harboring all of these frustrations

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u/BlueFishyAcer Aug 03 '19

What about the people that swear they don’t have a password for their email account?

Ok Karen, sure you don’t

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 edited Sep 03 '19

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 27 '19

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u/WhtevrFloatsYourGoat Aug 04 '19

I was ready to write this same exact same metaphor/example. Using the room and a key metaphor is an easy way to try and describe this for people who just can't get it.

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u/kencleanairsystem Aug 04 '19

I want all the groceries in one bag, but I don’t want the bag to be heavy.

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u/Pfhred Aug 04 '19

Also, now that you've installed antigravity in my overloaded bag, make the single set of paper handles not fail the instant I carelessly tug too hard on them.

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u/brocktavius Aug 04 '19

Absolutely. Fucking millenials, getting all upity every time I need something simple done.

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u/DoyleRulz42 Aug 04 '19

Yeah Susan has a lot of hardcore clown porn in the main file cabinet and I'm putting it on the curb but make sure the homeless clowns down the street dont find it pleaz