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42 sats \ 7 replies \ @kepford 10 Jun \ parent \ on: Alby Wallet Controversy: Inactive BTC Balances Moved Without Consent bitcoin

I'd argue engineers are MUCH more likely than the general public. The average person never reads directions.

49 sats \ 6 replies \ @Undisciplined 10 Jun

They're more likely to read, understand, and then disregard because they think they're smarter than everyone else.

52 sats \ 5 replies \ @kepford 10 Jun

I don't think I'm smarter than everyone else but I have been more confused by directions than helped so many times that with many products I only glance at the directions to see if they are even worth reading.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 10 Jun

It is usually in the translation. Technical directions are a tad on the difficult side to translate.

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 10 Jun

Yeah, that's very true but there's a skill to writing technical manuals and instructions even if you are a native English writer.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 11 Jun

There is the same skill in translating them, too. It was really difficult to make the translation I did. I have also helped with legal translations, which are even worse.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 10 Jun

I'm not even saying they're wrong for doing so.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 10 Jun

I sometimes just laugh at the instructions and directions when I see them at first. Then, I take them as a puzzle to figure them out, if necessary.