There is a conceptual disconnect between computers as complex technological devices, and hopes of selling billions of them as consumer electronics. Your average user is also the administrator of their own personal network of devices, and one cannot be expected to be an effective admin without developing at least some skill in that area. It sounds idealistic to suppose that people should be able to use complex devices such as networked computers without knowing anything, just because it would be convenient if it were somehow possible. Don’t complain if your need to profit by selling computers to everybody yields a population of people who are unable or unwilling to use them well.
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