TehBamski@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoWhat's been your most painful parent tech support moment?i.imgur.comimagemessage-square129fedilinkarrow-up1819arrow-down17
arrow-up1812arrow-down1imageWhat's been your most painful parent tech support moment?i.imgur.comTehBamski@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square129fedilink
minus-squarecallouscomic@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·13 hours agoMy parents: “You’re a nerd, can you help with our computer?” I reluctantly overlook how insulting they always are and help Many months later My parents: “Our computer isn’t working right lately. It’s probably your fault from the last time you were messing with it.”
minus-squareClent@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·12 hours ago It’s probably your fault from the last time you were messing with it. “Ok, you better ask someone else then. Clearly I’ll only make it worse.” You’ll never prove them wrong by falling for the manipulation tactic.
minus-squareulterno@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoPeople who are bad at understanding tech and logic coincidentally tend to be very competent at these kinds of tactics.
minus-squareJohanno@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·12 hours agoYou should answer: And it is your fault being assholes. Live with the consequences. Then cut contact as much as possible
My parents: “You’re a nerd, can you help with our computer?”
I reluctantly overlook how insulting they always are and help
Many months later
My parents: “Our computer isn’t working right lately. It’s probably your fault from the last time you were messing with it.”
“Ok, you better ask someone else then. Clearly I’ll only make it worse.”
You’ll never prove them wrong by falling for the manipulation tactic.
People who are bad at understanding tech and logic coincidentally tend to be very competent at these kinds of tactics.
You should answer:
And it is your fault being assholes. Live with the consequences.
Then cut contact as much as possible