• mosiacmango@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    Its more like someone showing up with a screwdriver, which is generally the correct tool to help fix a computer, but it’s too small and sometimes they slip while using it and damage the motherboard in the process.

    Not great, but if you literally had no other option for computer help, it’s still something.

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      8 months ago

      Its more like someone showing up with a screwdriver

      Not really tho because most computer issues are software-based … so a screwdriver is just as useless as a sledgehammer.

      The best thing to do is ask what help is needed vs assuming you know what to do and only providing the aid you want to give.

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        8 months ago

        Well now we are just splitting hairs into worse and worse hairs.

        Turns out computer repair, much like the humanitarian aid we are actually talking about, is indeed a complex and difficult thing to get right.

        It’s almost like the attempt to help should get some credit, especially as the person who brought a sledgehammer or a screwdriver learns that you need software support and adjusts that help accordingly.

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          8 months ago

          When someone needs help the onus is on the one who offers help to understand what help is needed.

          If you don’t want to give specific help, don’t offer.

          And no, just because the helper provided incorrect or useless aid doesn’t mean it should be appreciated.