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Re:LibreOffice: The Next Five Years by conception on Friday July 10, 2020 @09:38AM (#23791336)
Oh it’s bad to learn where just to click, I recently learned that’s how most people do it.

You might find this interesting - https://www.truity.com/blog/intuitives-guide-getting-along-s...

There was a discussion on HN about this a while back but most people learn computers by “if I want x I do y.” And guards just how they learn. Changing UI for them is catastrophic because they literally have to relearn -everything-. Op is probably a sensor and finds that stability tremendously useful.

This really helped me be less frustrated in seeing how people can’t just figure out technology on their own and how I can just mess with it until I figure out the ”language” the app is using to have users interact with it. Most people can’t do that.

Re:LibreOffice: The Next Five Years by ThrowawayR2 on Friday July 10, 2020 @10:51AM (#23792036)
> "There was a discussion on HN about this a while back but most people learn computers by “if I want x I do y.” And guards just how they learn. Changing UI for them is catastrophic because they literally have to relearn -everything-."

Yes, but it's surprising to see a large contingent of them on HN and other technical forums. The rapid change of software technologies all but mandates adaptability and willingness to learn.