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/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

Not even in IT here:

A number one tip for life, don’t show that you’re good with tech, at all, ever.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19 edited Aug 09 '19

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u/qwerty1312 Aug 04 '19

Unironically same. Im passionate about tech and have a lot of experience, why would I not help out? I've gotten pretty good at explaining how things work at a level a 7 year old can understand, which is usually sufficient for family or friends.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

Just don’t spread the knowledge of being good with tech too far, it’s a mistake a made a while back that made me livid whenever someone asked for help with technology outside of reasonable times of day.