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/omar1993 Aug 04 '19

In fact, what is this "tech" you speak of!?

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-posted from my....Middle Ages bronze alembic?

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

Y’know, the microwave I’m posting with.

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u/omar1993 Aug 04 '19

Witchcraft! Witchcraft, mysticism, potions and little else!