Across 33 rich countries, only 5% of the population has high computer-related abilities, and only a third of people can complete medium-complexity tasks.
That is the reason for degrading proficiency. Not, that the tools are bad but the attitude, they have to be easy to use.
That almost everything “just works” is nice as a consumer but it won’t make you troubleshoot and you will not gain technical expertise by using such devices.
Lot’s of software is just shit/hard to use
In my experience, it’s often users who just want everything spoon fed to them like infants that think it’s hard.
If one’s made one’s software well, the easiest UI to make is one that’s easy to use
That is the reason for degrading proficiency. Not, that the tools are bad but the attitude, they have to be easy to use.
That almost everything “just works” is nice as a consumer but it won’t make you troubleshoot and you will not gain technical expertise by using such devices.
If I’m buying a bus ticket, i shouldn’t have to troubleshoot imo