Remember all the ruckus with various US states introducing operating-system level age verification laws? Colorado and California thankfully exempt open source.
This. This is everything. Youth, adults, elders, everybody. Computers are everywhere and dammit people need to understand at least the basics of the machines that run the entire 21st century.
Dropping computer literacy classes in schools because “BiG tEcH rEpS toLD uS diSpOsAbLe tOuChScReEnS aNd ChRoMe aRe TeH fUtUrE” was such a freaking trap.
We’re experiencing a “Whole Language Reading” fiasco of technology education right now, and we need to correct it for everyday people. Linux proliferation to the people can absolutely be that gateway.
Otherwise, we end up with the same stupid class gaps Big-Capital always ends up creating: The hyper-specialized technical-managerial class, and the ignorant, helpless, paying consumer.
When people are educated they can grasp the extent of their freedoms, and they’re more willing to fight for their rights.
(And yeah yeah, inb4 doomers be like “We’re already there, we’re cooked bro, we’re done, game over man , we’re dogmeat pal!” Heard it all.)
To paraphrase Nick Fury: “Until such a time as the world ends we will act as if it intends to spin on.”
Gotta do something to boost computer literacy amongst the youth.
This. This is everything. Youth, adults, elders, everybody. Computers are everywhere and dammit people need to understand at least the basics of the machines that run the entire 21st century.
Dropping computer literacy classes in schools because “BiG tEcH rEpS toLD uS diSpOsAbLe tOuChScReEnS aNd ChRoMe aRe TeH fUtUrE” was such a freaking trap.
We’re experiencing a “Whole Language Reading” fiasco of technology education right now, and we need to correct it for everyday people. Linux proliferation to the people can absolutely be that gateway.
Otherwise, we end up with the same stupid class gaps Big-Capital always ends up creating: The hyper-specialized technical-managerial class, and the ignorant, helpless, paying consumer.
When people are educated they can grasp the extent of their freedoms, and they’re more willing to fight for their rights.
(And yeah yeah, inb4 doomers be like “We’re already there, we’re cooked bro, we’re done, game over man , we’re dogmeat pal!” Heard it all.)
To paraphrase Nick Fury: “Until such a time as the world ends we will act as if it intends to spin on.”