A friend shared a post from someone else that was talking about this article. I’ve quoted the text from that post below:

This is a 1996 guide on how to help someone use a computer. It’s strikingly resonant with ‘how to be a parent’, or really ‘how to help anyone with anything’. A nice example of “the universal within the particular”

  • @GenderNeutralBroEnglish
    2•3 months ago

    Excellent point. I often find myself torn between providing all relevant context to get ahead of this, and keeping my posts short enough that people will actually read them.