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[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

, I just go there and while she shows all I do is repeat these two sentences: “What does it say on the screen and what are the options?” and “What do you think you should select?”. She eventually figures it out as I force her to actually read it.

My mother can be the same way. I don't know why. I eventually told her I charge very reasonable $300/hour rates for computer support and she stopped asking for help.

My dad on the other hand... More than a decade ago I got tired of fixing his computer problems so I set him up with ubuntu. He's into it. He manages his own desktop now and never asks for help. I have no idea if he's done weird things on the machine, but he seems happy. He even got a printer working.

[–] javiwhite@feddit.uk 4 points 1 day ago

Getting CUPs to work properly is a right of passage for any Linux enthusiast. You win the cool dad competition.