The Distribution of Users’ Computer Skills: Worse Than You Think (2016)

Re:The Distribution of Users’ Computer Skills: Worse Than Yo... by bckr on Thursday July 06, 2023 @03:34PM (#36621562)

I had the same perception, but if you read the paragraph closely it says that folks at “Below Level 1” can delete an email, and that’s about as complicated a thing as they can do.

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Re:The Distribution of Users’ Computer Skills: Worse Than Yo... by soulmerge on Thursday July 06, 2023 @04:13PM (#36622132)

I was confused by that, too. But I think there are two classes here: The "Below Level 1" group, that is capable of deleting emails, and the "Can't Use Computer" group, that is unable to do so. The latter group contained 26% of all participants.

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Re:The Distribution of Users’ Computer Skills: Worse Than Yo... by bckr on Thursday July 06, 2023 @04:52PM (#36622831)

Ah very good, now we are all cleared up :)

I expect that this includes people with disabilities (physical, learning) that prevent computer use, and that it’s a large number of people?

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