I wish I never told anyone I worked or studied tech. Especially older family and friends, because their requests for help are relentless.

A lot of friends are chill with it, and I don’t mind doing a little bit of help, but sometimes people are who are OFFENDED when you don’t want to help. In the same way a contractor friend won’t remodel your home for free, I am not going to fix every single issue you have with your computer for free. I’m happy to give advice, but i’m not going to work for hours without pay to fix everything.

  • Fubarberry@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    24 days ago

    I’ve been using Linux as an out. “Oh you’re having a windows problem? I got rid of windows 10 years ago, so I can’t really help you with that”.

    • Godort@lemm.eeEnglish
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      24 days ago

      I do the same thing but leverage networking instead of Linux.

      “Sorry, I dont actually know much about computers, but let me know if you want advice about port trunking or configuring a VLAN”

      • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        24 days ago

        See that’s dangerous though because networks are black magic to most users. Even more so than the computer itself.

        • Godort@lemm.eeEnglish
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          24 days ago

          I often explain it as though they’re asking an airplane mechanic to fix their Honda Civic. The principals are the same(fuel goes in, rotation comes out) but the machines are so different that doesn’t help much from a practical standpoint