Can relate, the weirdest habit of non-computer-literate people is 1) not reading what is on the screen 2) not trying to interpret even really simple instructions on the screen. Is there any sort of a cognitive explanation why do we have to have conversations like this?
“The computer froze.”
“Do you see a pop-up window with a message?”
“Yes.”
“Is there anything written into it?”
“Yes.”
“What?”
(squint, lean closer) “Posting Date must not be empty in...”
Can relate, the weirdest habit of non-computer-literate people is 1) not reading what is on the screen 2) not trying to interpret even really simple instructions on the screen. Is there any sort of a cognitive explanation why do we have to have conversations like this?
“The computer froze.”
“Do you see a pop-up window with a message?”
“Yes.”
“Is there anything written into it?”
“Yes.”
“What?”
(squint, lean closer) “Posting Date must not be empty in...”
“What do you think it means?”
“Ugh, fill out the Posting Date?”
“Exactly.”