On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 1:14 PM, Richmond wrote: > On 02/26/2012 07:18 PM, Geoff Canyon wrote: > >> We're wandering a bit here, but I disagree completely, so of course I >> should reply ;-) >> > > I'm not sure whether we are wandering, as there is some sort of malaise > among young people > if they think that knowing how to create emoticons in Facebook constitutes > IT. > > ... but when "push comes to shove" cannot do anything beyond typing > essays in 'Office', f*rt around > on Facebook, talk to each other with Skype, and muck around with Youtube, > I find myself > troubled.
I hate to take sides, but the points Richmond has made, I believe to be spot-on. Imagine if Steve Jobs (RIP) had been simply given a Mac, iPod, iPhone, iPad when he was a child. Would he have worked to gain the basic understanding of all the underlying parts and code that brings forth the usefulness of those inventions? I doubt it. Hardship is a foundation for progress. Easy street is a foundation for arrogant elitism, or worse yet, sheep. ~Roger _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
