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Then they will never script anything. They will never automate a task themselves. They will only ever operate a computer manually, interactively, rather than programmatically.

Here's the thing.

Most people don't care about automation. They just don't.

The objective of Linux is to put the spoon on the tray of your toddler’s high chair. Linux encourages her to pick it up, poke it at her food, and keep encouraging her to learn, to develop and build on her skills, until she is asking for the fork, the knife.

And your still refusing the point. People don't want a knife and a fork. You can't make them want it. They want something they can intuitively understand. Because to most people, tech is a basic tool to get another job done.

Most people only need a basic hammer, screwdriver, etc...

That's all they need to do what they need day to day to get other things done.

Machinists need more complicated tools with tons of settings, complicated setup and saftey to know. So they spend the time learning. But you don't need a wood shop to hang a picture frame.

This is before we even talk about accessibility. That means much more than large fonts or screen readers. It's also about the fact humans exist on distribution curves in every possible way. For some people, it will just never make sense. No matter what you do. Because it's just not how their brains work. In the same way mine can't do languages very well. It just doesn't click for me. And deep dives into computers wont click for some. Should they never learn to use a computer? Or can they learn basic enough functions from good GUIs to get by.

It's even fine to say linux isn't meant for that. But if you want everyone to get away from macOS and Windows, you need a viable alternative for everyone