Kids Today & Tech

randomshenans · 20 Nov 2019 at 14:28

This boils my **** how useless kids are, specifically mine. I mean, they can work apps, no ****, but anything more than that and it's like I've asked them to reprogram the ******* space shuttle.

I think the problem is, they've never had to take **** apart to get it to work again, or they won't have a working *insert whatever thing it is* as they just go "doesn't work, need a new one".

They come to me to fix stuff, or even simple stuff. It's driving me mad! They're supposed to be tech generation I'm sure of it, but christ, they're useless.
I'm not old, I'm 33 and 4/5th and these kids are 11 and 15 and while the 15yr old is actually getting better at things like after effects and prem pro (he talks to me like I'm an utter spaz and haven't been around since before this **** was normal) he still wouldn't have a clue about his machine.
I gave him one of mine, as I built it for my wife but she never used it and it was overheating (1700X, 32GB RAM, 500GB m2 drive etc.) and I was like well fix it then... he just didn't know where to start so did nothing, and I ended up doing it. (think it was a dodgy fitting on the cooler pump in the end, replaced it and was fine) I know that's probably hard for him to solve, but we just took stuff apart when I was his age. When did that stop?

You'll probably just say it's my spazzy kids, which would be fair. I'm putting all my eggs in my 5yr old who is already a boss, so maybe there is hope.

randomshenans · 20 Nov 2019 at 15:21

Brizzles said:
I put my 6 year old up for adoption as it couldn't rewire my house.

I don't bloody blame you to be honest. I would have.

Maccy said:
Maybe stop referring to them as 'spazzy'

Can we not use that word?

Thekwango said:
you've basically just created a thread that reads 'i'm a completely knobber when it comes to raising children' which i doubt was your intention

Haha I'm very proud of my kids, they're absolute legends. The PC was a bad example, but I was taking apart my PCs. He doesn't know what a 1700X is, so doesn't matter.

Point being, it's not just them I've noticed it with when it comes to tinkering with tech.

randomshenans · 20 Nov 2019 at 15:22

Dave85 said:
I kind of get where you coming from that kids these days seem to not want to learn about the tech they are using as we have become more of a throwaway culture. I assume you have tried to teach them?

Was the point, really. We had to mess about with tech. Society today thinks it's good if a phone lasts a couple of years.

randomshenans · 21 Nov 2019 at 09:04

Pawnless Endgame said:
A RasPi will learn 'em

Both have one. Both can use Scratch pretty well. Set them up with that ages ago and took them through it.

koolpc said:
Your attitude towards your children is shocking. I would never be like that to my child

Haha love you.

kinobestew123 said:
Maybe he could have got on the internet and researched what the issue could be. Possibly even found his way to OcUK and asked the question. He could have taken the side off and had a look if anything was obviously wrong without doing anything that would obviously damage the computer. He could have spoken to his dad and see if his dad had any suggestions of what the issue could be and then researched the fix. What he actaully did was nothing at all.

This is kind of my point as well. I don't know if it's French schools or what, but I try and teach them more and more about solving an issue by doing all the above. Or even any of it. Again, I'm not sure if it's schools over here teaching to just remember stuff, but life is all about being able to find solutions and information.

String said:
Why has GD allowed you to get away with expressing your age like that? Are you saying you're 33 and four fifths? It's that really what you just said in that post?

Also, if your lad had actually attempted to fix the PC with no experience and no help from you, this thread would have opened up with...

"My Spazzy wean just ****** up the water cooled PC I built him, he's such a total mouth breather I just had to clean some flies off his front teeth..."

lol it's actually 11/12ths if you want to be pedantic. I was being funny. Seems I missed this one.

I wouldn't though, if he was taking it apart in general I'd be pleased he'd given it a go. Or, as above, came to me and said "reckon you'd give me a hand in taking this apart to fix it"

This thread is fun

randomshenans · 21 Nov 2019 at 09:51

I fully agree with that too. They don't want you to repair things yourselves. How many TV repair shops do you see on the high street these days? Always had one in a town growing up!

randomshenans · 21 Nov 2019 at 10:40

200sols said:
They dont want you to repair things. Despite the OP being a terrible parent he is right, we do live in a throwaway culture of 'just buy new'

I’ll set my kids on you! They are always hungry and will have you. I don’t feed them to make sure they’re good like that.

randomshenans · 21 Nov 2019 at 13:28

Marvt74 said:
Able to narrow it down a bit. That describes a lot of users on here!

Guilty.

randomshenans · 22 Nov 2019 at 08:28

Malevolence said:
Yes, we did that too. Forgot to add it to the list.

When I was 17 in school I made a badboy bonnet for my citreon AX at school lol

But since I was like 10 I was doing woodwork, cooking, sewing, metal work and electronics. I remember the standard plant/water device that measured if you needed to water the plant. I must have been 10/11 when we made that.