@foone Might've been - which show?

@hrefna 1) wouldn't have been doing it if i'd thought it was a net-zero-or-below benefit. grasping at straws means sometimes you come up short.

spoken plainly: thought i was; open to suggestions.

2) in writing this I came up with a useful response to the original question that isn't nearly as glib or off-the-cuff: fucking with data in an app is something that a) is REALLY easy to do (i.e. passes the hassle hurdle), b) SOUNDS, at least, like it's got a non-zero impact, and c) tickles the part of the brain that takes delight in being a puckish rogue.

@hrefna yeah, but consider:

fuck 'em

@noracodes and yet, that is overwhelmingly not the case and i don't know how to change it.

did a whole talk about it, largely fueled by data from this study - https://www.nngroup.com/articles/computer-skill-levels/ - which was a drastic eye opener even for me, and i'm cynical as fuck.

it's even worse with the younger generation, who often don't even understand what a "file" is anymore. how do you even start generating literacy when your audience doesn't see a need to accept the value of letters?