RichardKennaway comments on Learned Blankness - Less Wrong

130 Post author: AnnaSalamon 18 April 2011 06:55PM

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Comment author: mstevens 19 April 2011 02:16:18PM 16 points [-]

I react to cookery in the same way many people react to computing.

Sometimes I try to use this to understand the reactions of people who have trouble with computers.

The trouble with explaining this analogy to people is people's instant reaction is to go "cooking isn't scary at all! Look at all these reasons why kitchens are fun and non-scary".

Comment author: RichardKennaway 19 April 2011 03:27:35PM 5 points [-]

The trouble with explaining this analogy to people is people's instant reaction is to go "cooking isn't scary at all! Look at all these reasons why kitchens are fun and non-scary".

If you get this from someone who has trouble with computers, just turn it around and point it at them.