Everyone is a computer expert
Why is it that everyone in the world has someone in their immediate family who is a “computer expert”? Have I missed something? Is there a factory somewhere selling computer experts and everyone is buying one?
The problem is that these people honestly believe they are computer experts. Why? I’m not too sure. At what point do these people or their relatives award them the “computer expert” designation?
I just wonder what makes computers so different that experts are so easy to come by? It doesn’t seem to apply to other professions, so why does it apply to this one?
I guess in the end, if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. So I here by declare myself the following:
- Plumber – I can use a plunger
- Doctor – I’ve applied one or more band-aids
- Lawyer – One time I got in an argument
- Stunt driver – I hit a curb once
- Accountant - I pay my bills
- Clown – Sometimes I dress funny
I hope that everyone from all of those professions accepts me into their field with open arms the same way I have accepted all of the “computer experts” into my field. Hey wait, now that I think of it, I think I fit into one more category… Gynecologist!
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on August 25th, 2006 at 8:02 pm
As your wife, I concur, you are an expert!
on August 28th, 2006 at 4:03 pm
I’m actually kind of glad someone else suffers from this. I’ve owned and used computers for work and relaxation for about 15 years now and this is the title my family have bestowed upon me. They take it so much further though. Apparently I’m also the family expert on dvd players, ipods, calculators, cell phones, videos (my mom still owns one), and all manner of electronic frippery.
I have an elderly aunt who I love dearly, until she introduces me to one of her friends as “my nephew (small but delibarate pause for dramatic effect here) the computer expert”.
on August 30th, 2006 at 9:32 am
[...] I’m not sure if this problem has been given an official name as of yet, so I will call it the “related blame” syndrome. Why is it that when it comes to computers and technology, people want to immediately relate one problem with another. Even if there is virtually no correlation, users decide to create one. This may be related to my article about how everyone thinks they are a computer expert, but I’m not sure. Here’s an example of something a user who is suffering with related blame syndrome might say: [...]
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on July 13th, 2010 at 8:17 pm
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