[ale] Is this True?

[Michael Hirsch]

Wow, what a grumpy old man!

I think he's half right.  The percentage of users who are power users is
going down, but that is because the number of users is going up and
appreciating 100% of the populace (except my mother) while the number of
power users is holding pretty steady.  I think.  I have no hard data to
back that up, but I do meet young people at work who know a lot.

I think there are a fairly small number of people with a natural affinity
for technology at that level.  It used to be that all computer users were
of that type, but now everyone is a user, but the power users are still out
there.

Michael

On Mon, May 11, 2026, 11:40 AM lollipopman691 via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

> https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/the-slow-death-of-the-power-user/
>
> Hm. I am way more optimistic than this guy.  Maybe 'cause I am mostly a
> member of the very Technical Communities he claims "the cultural mass
> behind . . . has collapsed". From where I am sitting,we appear still very
> much alive.  And the 3D printing + MakerSpace folks are continuing the
> fight.  Right to Repair is still very much in the news and being litigated
> both in courts and in legislatures.
>
> Doesn't mean we can relax though.
>
> -- CHS
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