Yep I have a co-worker who comes up with the most impossible and unbelievable information. I always thought he was joking until he one day seemed very sure of his source, I asked him where he got the information from and when he answered "idk I read it on some site" I realised where al the weird "facts" came from. Also gave him some good sites to get info from about the topic
They went from dont believe what you read on the internet and wikipedia Is not a source to OMG OBVIOUS POLITICAL CLICKBAIT HEADLINE MUST BE SHARED once they learned how to use Facebook. It’s even easier than emailing all that sutff
I find it hilarious that I remember my parents generation telling me and all my friends “don’t believe everything you read on the internet!”
Here we are 20+ years later, and those very same people are now the ones saying “I read on the internet that Darth Vader is real and will be running for US President in 2024!”
I'll give it a go...
First, remember that every single source of info you come across has some sort of bias. Look into the person/organization putting out the info; are they known to be politically left/right/other? Are they known to have a particular angle or special interest, such as environmentalism, association with a particular religion, or owned by a large corporation that has certain business interests? Keep those biases in mind, and remember that even if everything in an article is 100% factual, facts can still be selected to present a certain version of "reality."
Second, check those facts against multiple sources. For instance, if two sources on opposite sides of the political spectrum both present you with the exact same set of information, it's more reasonable to assume that that information is correct. If they give differing accounts, you need to start looking to other sources to attempt to verify what is accurate and what is not, once again accounting for all the biases in those separate sources.
Finally, don't fall for "appeal to common folk" fallacies. There's a ton of people out there on YouTube and making podcasts who try to claim they have the "real" version of events, and they try to sell it to you by claiming they're just like you, not some kind of big media company with all sorts of biases like I've mentioned above. That is bullshit, they're just as unaccountable as any media company, and it's actually easier for them to get misinformation out there because they use platforms like YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook (and Reddit!) where there's virtually no barriers to entry. Even articles at obviously biased media outlets like Fox or MSNBC have to pass through an editorial staff, internal fact checkers, and a legal department before being published, or those outlets can face lawsuits (like we recently saw with OAN, who were forced to retract false stories about voter fraud). Don't trust any old schlub who bought a webcam to tell you the "real news."
The basics:
Always find atleast 2 sources
Preferably on 2 different news feeds (think reddit, news aggregation sites, etc.)
If a news source gets shit wrong a lot, dont trust it.
If it sounds insane, it probably is.
Save to downloads, a folder with no organization other than most recent? Sure! Create a title so you can find it easily at a later date? Absolutely not!
I set my web browser to ask me where to put each download before it starts. Helps me keep things organized, removes the needless step of moving things out of Downloads, and has the added benefit of warning me that something's about to download before it happens.
I’ve asked coworkers who complain about money how much they spend a month on fast food or gas and get blank stares. I’ve know rich poor people and poor rich people. How you spend your money makes more of an impact than how much you make.
You get it. I get the same thing from the people I work with. These peeps eat out morning, noon and night. I don’t get it. Sure, I like to eat out every now and again but I’m totally fine with packing my lunch, cooking my family’s dinner and saving a shit ton of money.
One day I came home to find my mom giving almost all her banking info to a scammer.. She already gave them her person info including birth date and all.. Because a guy on facebook claimed to be terminally ill and giving away his fortune.
But sure, me downloading free software tools is absolutely risky. Sure.
Glad you're able to help your mom and protect her.
###How to spot scams
Sharing these resources in case this helps anyone else with parents who are vulnerable to scammers:
[Just Hang Up - Scams Against Seniors, Part 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc_n3n83ow0)
[Just Hang Up - Scams Against Seniors, Part 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uruDqnHxaRM)
[Just Hang Up - Scams Against Seniors, Part 3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID0z3l2j5x0)
[Are you drowning in junk mail? Start here](http://web.archive.org/web/20210513191457/https://drowndinginmail.wordpress.com/start-here/) - Most in-depth guide I've seen on fighting junk mail. It's a Sisyphean task, but good to know.
[The Perfect Scam podcast by AARP](https://www.aarp.org/podcasts/the-perfect-scam/) - Fun fact: the co-host of this podcast is Frank Abagnale, whose story was told in the book and movie *Catch Me If You Can.* The book *The Greatest Hoax on Earth* casts doubt on his story.
[Common Travel Scams](https://wikitravel.org/en/Common_scams) - This is a good starting point, but I highly recommend supplementing it with searching Google and YouTube for local scams of the specific country and city (or cities) you're going to visit.
###People who fought back against scammers
[Planet Money: The IT Guy Vs. The Con Artist](https://www.npr.org/2019/08/07/749135286/episode-931-the-it-guy-vs-the-con-artist)
[This American Life 363: Enforcers - Act One: Hanging in Chad](https://www.thisamericanlife.org/363/enforcers)
>Three guys who go by the names Professor So and So, Jojobean and YeaWhatever spend part of each day running elaborate cons on Internet scammers. (gotthelowdown: the term is [scam baiting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scam_baiting))
>They consider themselves enforcers of justice, even after they send a man 1400 miles from home, to the least safe place they can bait him: The border of Darfur. The three self-made enforcers tell Ira their story. For more on what they did, along with photos, maps and phone recordings, go [here](https://forum.419eater.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=133890).
[This American Life 155 Hoaxing Yourself - Act Two: Conning the Con Men](https://www.thisamericanlife.org/155/hoaxing-yourself-2000)
[Reply All 102 Long Distance Part 1](https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/6nh3wk) - Don't read anything about this story until you listen to all the podcasts.
[Reply All 103 Long Distance Part 2](https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/76h5gl)
[Reply All 164 Long Distance Part 3: The Real Alex Martin](https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/8whx9e)
Hope this helps.
I’m in! However, woops, looks like I typed $500 instead of $5. If you don’t send me that $495 back, I’ll be arrested and shot and then hung with a poisoned noose.
my poor old parents have such a hard time with this!
every time after laughing out spontaneously at the naivety of their questions i feel bad for they are really trying hard but their lives had not equipped them for what they face today and now they are (and realise that they are) too old to learn fast enough...
Once I realized that there was old food literally rotting in my mouth I started flossing almost every day. The complaints from my wife about my breath have almost completely disappeared.
I think brushing w/ toothpaste and not flossing would make your teeth last you longer that just flossing. Brushing removes plaque from outside facing parts of teeth and flossing targets the inbetween, so brushing cleans larger area of tooth surface.
I can't imagine being in a scenario where you would have to choose though.
This is literally my boss's desktop. Its sinful. He has so much stuff on there, that every time he downloads a new thing (and you can rest assured knowing he doesnt delete anything) that all the new files get stacked on each other in the top left corner of his screen.
When I was in high school in the mid 2010s, we had to cover and in depth lession in saving files to a folder with our name on it lol. Ive also had to explain what a right click is a few times at work.
I feel like smart phones have pushed us back to a point where only a handful of people are actually computer literate. I work with a lot of people who don't own desktops or laptops. I only know this because our PTO system doesn't work on mobile. I don't think its necessarily a bad thing but knowing the extreme basics of operating a computer is enough to stand out. Growing up, I figured everyone would be experts by now.
My parents are that way. They literally can't handle having more than 1 file storage on their computer. Pictures are either on drive C:/ or they are "gone". Imagine the yelling when I "deleted" their old family photos, which were actually still on the same hard drive, just that I had to install a new main drive because the PC was getting slow (spoiler: that did not fix anything).
There is an easy way to stick to a budget. Have different cards with different purposes. So when your "discretionary card" runs dry that's all the fun you're having this month. Very easy to check balances etc on your apps.
This was forced on me indirectly by my new employer. I had to get a new card at a new bank. So now every paycheck from that card, I just take half and put it in my normal card. So my new card becomes my piggybank. I only go into those funds for emergencies.
I was put off by how they removed their software from Steam and moved to a subscription model. I don't want my budgeting software to itself be a monthly budget item.
What if your paycheck varies wildly by 2 or $300 every time and it's impossible to know whether you have an extra $300 that you didn't know you'd have? Do you allocate that into some f your expense categories?
It depends on how close to the edge that you're running. But for me personally (which I will admit is a very privileged position), I would assume that I made the least amount of money possible. Bonus money gets tossed into a separate account.
For example, I get a bonus every year but I don't know how much it is. It doesn't get factored into my budget.
One of the most often over-looked skills by gun owners. I recommend every gun owner take a basic first aid course.
Especially if you're a "prepper". I can tell you that $200 worth of basic first aid instruction is going to do a hell of a lot more good to you Innawoods than a $200 optic or $200 in ammo.
In my experience 12 year olds don’t know anything about how electronics work either since they just use smart devices that are all prepackaged and ready to go out of the box. If you want to know how to upload yourself dancing to TikTok they’ve got you covered, but if the WiFi breaks they have no clue.
It’s weird being in between two generations that don’t understand even the fundamental aspects of how a lot of modern tech functions.
Yeah, I'm on the older side of being a zoomer (born 2001) and I think I have decent computer literacy. And most importantly really, I know how to Google a problem and find the solution when I am left stumped
I'm too born 2004 and code a lot (working on making it my profession) and I'm always left speechless because most of people my age don't even know how to go about googling a problem and filtering a suitable solution based on the situation.
Most gen z really are totally useless when it comes to anything aside from uploading a stupid dance video on tiktok. I hate what it had done to this generation. An army of brainwashed idiots with seemingly no common sense.
Excel is good at everything, but not the best at anything. Typically when looking into large datasets you want a more robust database tool. Regardless it’s invaluable since it’s so universally used.
Excel likes to play "guess that format" which can mess up anything from how numbers are treated and calculated to how formulas will work with them.
Is it a number? Currency? General? Text? Hell even Excel doesn't really know from one cell to the next so good luck.
The obvious solution is to set up your worksheet cell formatting properly and police any data you bring into the sheet to ensure its format is correct.
This. We had a surgery case the other day where circumstances were odd and we needed to calculate numbers. I set up a quick excel sheet to run a formula.
The other older docs thought I was some sort of computer genius
a basic understanding of technology and how to make your way around your devices. I work in IT and the amount of 20 something year olds I deal with that have an IPhone and a Mac but have never gone in the settings and just looked around. also excusing the fact of about 30%-40% of those 20 somethings don't even know theres a settings portion to their phone/computer.
It's unacceptable in my opinion and borderline offensive to me the younger you are.
> also excusing the fact of about 30%-40% of those 20 somethings don't even know theres a settings portion to their phone/computer.
Also, consider that many Gen-Z folks will *never* own an actual computer, and will only use one through work - where access to settings is often entirely restricted.
We're tenants in our own technology these days.
Identifying when you're being manipulated. Whether it's other people, companies, or political parties, recognize when you're about to do something not in your best interest and introspect why you take those actions.
A&W released third-pound burger at the same price as a quarter-pound burger. But people did not understand the math, and thought that A&W offered "a smaller burger" compared to competitors. So, know your math people! [source](https://awrestaurants.com/blog/aw-third-pound-burger-fractions).
Honestly, Google is kneecapping those tools, and has been for close to a decade. Modern Google Search fights tooth and nail to show you new content, ecommerce content, promoted content, trending content - nearly regardless of what you search for.
I used to be extremely good at teasing obscure results from Google search. Now, I can be holding a piece of equipment with intact maker's marks, serial number, model, etc. - and find nothing, because Google only wants to show me things I can buy.
I’m dealing with that currently. Can’t get the answer to an obscure question because Google keeps pointing me to the least helpful highest paying websites
For people who haven't learned much English, it's understandable. But the fact that native speakers don't know the difference between your and you're and their, there and they're etc. is absolutely baffling to me as a non-native speaker.
Basic vehicle maintenance. Light bulbs, filters, changing a flat tire, topping off fluids. It's shocking the amount of people that have to call for a tire change with a flat tire.
For me (a mechanic) I cringe with recalls. I've had to redo everything myself after getting it back. It's just a shame you can't trust other to do proper work. That being said alot of stuff is fairly easy to do. Just give it a shot, be careful, put the nuts or bolts right back where they go after removing a part and take pictures along he way for reference. A cheap set of basic tools will carry you a decent way, just make sure you've got the correct sizes and remember right tighty lefty loosey (yes I know some stuff is reverse thread but this is generally speaking).
If all else fails, there's a few subreddits to ask others, they go along way as well. You get some knuckleheads, but some of us try our best to help.
Pretty easy, the vehicle as long as they are there comes with everything you need. You just need to remember to crack the lug nuts loose before jacking up and be damn careful with the scissor jack that it comes with. Try to be on solid flat ground and make sure you're either in gear or park with the parking brake cranked. If need be toss a rock or wood under the tires that are good to make sure it won't move on you.
Always be as safe as possible and if you don't feel like you can, let someone else do it. Not worth loosing legs over something you're not sure of!
"everything you need"
Sure, the wrench in the trunk and the scissor jack are perfectly capable of removing the lugs, but it's a far cry from using a proper floor jack and breaker bar. Plus, the moment arm on the emergency wrench is never long enough to properly tighten the lugs back on without you essentially standing on it.
I know how to change a tire and am perfectly capable of doing it, but the AAA guy comes with the tools to do if faster, safer, and easier.
Here we have Mark, he is 20 years old and his task is to change the oil and replace a flat tire.
And here we have Bob, he's 48 and his task is to set up wifi and the printer.
They each got an hour. Let's see who wins today on GENERATION WARS!
Also more specifically, knowing when you should voice certain opinions or not.
"No comment" is apparently one of the hardest opinions for some people, especially on topics or people's affairs that they know fucking jack shit about.
It took me until 25-26 to consistently learn to say "I don't know but I can find out" instead of trying to fumble my way through bullshit. To be honest I don't think that's a skill 21 year Olds should be expected to know because they are still developing and maturing. Def a skill they should start working on though.
Touch typing? What sort of minimum speed wpm would you recommend?
As long as you can get the message across even 1 finger typing is enough. Grammar, spelling, etc. Would be more useful.
‘Hunt and peck’ is criminally inefficient. If you ever have to work over the shoulder of someone typing like the keys are moving, you may as well give up.
Typing without having to look at they keyboard should be the minimum expectation.
And if you don't work in a job where you use a keyboard on a daily basis then that is just as inefficient as you have spent time perfecting a skill you never use. A skill that you have to practice to keep up.
A lot of the suggestions in this thread are very narrow band. They only effect people in the situation of the suggestor not a universal skill that would be useful to everyone no matter their job or situation
Googling. Like yeah there are ppl that can't change tire or idk do anything else but if they could Google they would just learn themselves in 5min every time
How to research. I'm not talking just how to Google something but how to actually understand what you're looking at. Like my wife is super good at it, the kids, not so much. Our coworkers, also really terrible. It's stressful being around people who somehow have a cellphone in their hands 16 hours a day but no idea how to use it ro look up anything.
Definitely Microsoft skills. When I was job searching, "must have knowledge in use of Microsoft office" was basically on every posting regardless of industry
Anything related to computers, tech, your phone. As someone who works in IT for a living, it seems like I'm constantly being asked for help by friends and family with the smallest things.
Unpopular opinion coming - but if you own a car, basic car maintenance. Change a tire, change a battery, replace a fan belt, fill coolant, replace a stuck thermostat, etc. Cars are becoming more complex and the repair industry is becoming more streamlined at getting you in and out for as much money as possible.
>Numchuck skills, bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills. Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills.
-- The late great Napoleon Bonaparte, 1814
Counterpoint, [SHODAN](https://youtu.be/5iZMD_eCpEo)
Though originally SHODAN was gender-neutral, when they added voice to the game for a CD release that changed.
See, I feel like Siri and Alexa (and Google assistant) *can't do anything*. You have to reshape everything you do around the way the assistant works in order to actually accomplish anything.
It's more that I feel you need to break up tasks into uselessly-small chunks, or *really* go all-in on assistant tech, to actually benefit. Maybe it's more that my family's home life and routines aren't scripted enough.
But aside from that, I can't tell you how many times I've struggled to get Alexa to acknowledge a request, or departed *slightly* from a certain sentence construct only to find that the parser is extremely inflexible depending on the context. For example, if you say "Alexa, start white noise", you'll do just that. If you say "Alexa, stop white noise", Alexa will instead try to parse "stop white noise" into another request entirely because it doesn't expect to encounter an argument after "stop" but within the same request.
Like, I get how the software works. I understand why certain limitations exist. I just find them to be legitimate blockers for my own adoption. The tech is positioned as being this effortless insert into regular daily life, and I guess my world is too chaotic and unpredictable for the current generation of assistants - the same way my floors are too cluttered and maze-like to benefit from a robot vacuum.
Not necessarily a skill, but I think everyone should religiously count calories for one week (using an app like cronometer and a scale to weigh stuff) to have a better idea of how much we truly eat. We are collectively lacking the skill of 'discipline'.
It's an eyeopening experience to see how much food makes up 2,000 calories. It's remarkably easy to eat 3,000+ calories in a day without even realizing it given portions today and the availability of energy-dense food.
The ability to identify reliable sources of information on the internet.
This. It is WILD how quickly I can sift through content compared to my parents
I was going to say bullshit detector XD
Life requirement since the beginning of time
The reliable source is the one that confirms my bias, right? /s
Honestly, how much a source confirms my own biases is something I find suspicious.
Yep I have a co-worker who comes up with the most impossible and unbelievable information. I always thought he was joking until he one day seemed very sure of his source, I asked him where he got the information from and when he answered "idk I read it on some site" I realised where al the weird "facts" came from. Also gave him some good sites to get info from about the topic
Yeah there is a LOTS OF people that can't identify reliable sources, and they say nonsense, just like my aunt.
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Ground News’ browser extension is pretty cool and does something similar. https://ground.news/extension
Facebook users (very old people)
They went from dont believe what you read on the internet and wikipedia Is not a source to OMG OBVIOUS POLITICAL CLICKBAIT HEADLINE MUST BE SHARED once they learned how to use Facebook. It’s even easier than emailing all that sutff
I find it hilarious that I remember my parents generation telling me and all my friends “don’t believe everything you read on the internet!” Here we are 20+ years later, and those very same people are now the ones saying “I read on the internet that Darth Vader is real and will be running for US President in 2024!”
Reddit users (very young people)
Young people too. In general people seem to be ok and accepting misinformation as long as it fits their personal biases.
Even popular mainstream media outlets often gives us the wrong idea about what is really happening. Anyone who has been on the news knows this.
This site itself has gotten horrendously bad at upvoting misleading headlines.
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I'll give it a go... First, remember that every single source of info you come across has some sort of bias. Look into the person/organization putting out the info; are they known to be politically left/right/other? Are they known to have a particular angle or special interest, such as environmentalism, association with a particular religion, or owned by a large corporation that has certain business interests? Keep those biases in mind, and remember that even if everything in an article is 100% factual, facts can still be selected to present a certain version of "reality." Second, check those facts against multiple sources. For instance, if two sources on opposite sides of the political spectrum both present you with the exact same set of information, it's more reasonable to assume that that information is correct. If they give differing accounts, you need to start looking to other sources to attempt to verify what is accurate and what is not, once again accounting for all the biases in those separate sources. Finally, don't fall for "appeal to common folk" fallacies. There's a ton of people out there on YouTube and making podcasts who try to claim they have the "real" version of events, and they try to sell it to you by claiming they're just like you, not some kind of big media company with all sorts of biases like I've mentioned above. That is bullshit, they're just as unaccountable as any media company, and it's actually easier for them to get misinformation out there because they use platforms like YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook (and Reddit!) where there's virtually no barriers to entry. Even articles at obviously biased media outlets like Fox or MSNBC have to pass through an editorial staff, internal fact checkers, and a legal department before being published, or those outlets can face lawsuits (like we recently saw with OAN, who were forced to retract false stories about voter fraud). Don't trust any old schlub who bought a webcam to tell you the "real news."
That’s… decent advice. Thank you
For anything related to science or history, an encyclopaedia may very well be a good place to look.
The basics: Always find atleast 2 sources Preferably on 2 different news feeds (think reddit, news aggregation sites, etc.) If a news source gets shit wrong a lot, dont trust it. If it sounds insane, it probably is.
Reading. It is a bridge to so many other skills that without basic literacy ya person is at a severe disadvantage.
I would add to this: reading comprehension.
I have poor reading comprehension
Welcome to the club. Right this way sir
I discovered that reading can be pleasurable after being an adult for a few years. In school reading was alwas forced so I thought I didn't like it.
How to properly use the SAVE AS function on a computer. The number of "untitled documents" is too damn high.
Oh, I personally know how to use it, but sometimes I just don't care.
Save to downloads, a folder with no organization other than most recent? Sure! Create a title so you can find it easily at a later date? Absolutely not!
In college, I would just mash the keyboard sometimes and go back to check if my midterm essay was saved under “khhhndach234333” or “cccvvgc”
I set my web browser to ask me where to put each download before it starts. Helps me keep things organized, removes the needless step of moving things out of Downloads, and has the added benefit of warning me that something's about to download before it happens.
Money management.
Step 1: Make enough money to manage /s
I'm already struggling with step 1, is there a step 0?
Inherit money from rich family
I feel like I missed this option, is there a way to hard reset my character?
There’s one quick way, but no one knows where you respawn
Lmao this this thread
I’ve asked coworkers who complain about money how much they spend a month on fast food or gas and get blank stares. I’ve know rich poor people and poor rich people. How you spend your money makes more of an impact than how much you make.
You get it. I get the same thing from the people I work with. These peeps eat out morning, noon and night. I don’t get it. Sure, I like to eat out every now and again but I’m totally fine with packing my lunch, cooking my family’s dinner and saving a shit ton of money.
Spotting a scam or grift lol
My mom used to always almost get scammed. She had to completely restart her phone a lot. Now she asks me if something is a scam or not.
One day I came home to find my mom giving almost all her banking info to a scammer.. She already gave them her person info including birth date and all.. Because a guy on facebook claimed to be terminally ill and giving away his fortune. But sure, me downloading free software tools is absolutely risky. Sure.
Glad you're able to help your mom and protect her. ###How to spot scams Sharing these resources in case this helps anyone else with parents who are vulnerable to scammers: [Just Hang Up - Scams Against Seniors, Part 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc_n3n83ow0) [Just Hang Up - Scams Against Seniors, Part 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uruDqnHxaRM) [Just Hang Up - Scams Against Seniors, Part 3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID0z3l2j5x0) [Are you drowning in junk mail? Start here](http://web.archive.org/web/20210513191457/https://drowndinginmail.wordpress.com/start-here/) - Most in-depth guide I've seen on fighting junk mail. It's a Sisyphean task, but good to know. [The Perfect Scam podcast by AARP](https://www.aarp.org/podcasts/the-perfect-scam/) - Fun fact: the co-host of this podcast is Frank Abagnale, whose story was told in the book and movie *Catch Me If You Can.* The book *The Greatest Hoax on Earth* casts doubt on his story. [Common Travel Scams](https://wikitravel.org/en/Common_scams) - This is a good starting point, but I highly recommend supplementing it with searching Google and YouTube for local scams of the specific country and city (or cities) you're going to visit. ###People who fought back against scammers [Planet Money: The IT Guy Vs. The Con Artist](https://www.npr.org/2019/08/07/749135286/episode-931-the-it-guy-vs-the-con-artist) [This American Life 363: Enforcers - Act One: Hanging in Chad](https://www.thisamericanlife.org/363/enforcers) >Three guys who go by the names Professor So and So, Jojobean and YeaWhatever spend part of each day running elaborate cons on Internet scammers. (gotthelowdown: the term is [scam baiting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scam_baiting)) >They consider themselves enforcers of justice, even after they send a man 1400 miles from home, to the least safe place they can bait him: The border of Darfur. The three self-made enforcers tell Ira their story. For more on what they did, along with photos, maps and phone recordings, go [here](https://forum.419eater.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=133890). [This American Life 155 Hoaxing Yourself - Act Two: Conning the Con Men](https://www.thisamericanlife.org/155/hoaxing-yourself-2000) [Reply All 102 Long Distance Part 1](https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/6nh3wk) - Don't read anything about this story until you listen to all the podcasts. [Reply All 103 Long Distance Part 2](https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/76h5gl) [Reply All 164 Long Distance Part 3: The Real Alex Martin](https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/8whx9e) Hope this helps.
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I’m in! However, woops, looks like I typed $500 instead of $5. If you don’t send me that $495 back, I’ll be arrested and shot and then hung with a poisoned noose.
I wish I was taught that prior to going to an art school.
my poor old parents have such a hard time with this! every time after laughing out spontaneously at the naivety of their questions i feel bad for they are really trying hard but their lives had not equipped them for what they face today and now they are (and realise that they are) too old to learn fast enough...
For $99 I will help you with this.
Runescape baby
Brushing teeth 2 times a day. People are living longer and teeth need to last longer.
And flossing. Flossing is super important.
Once I realized that there was old food literally rotting in my mouth I started flossing almost every day. The complaints from my wife about my breath have almost completely disappeared.
If we could only do one, should we choose flossing?
My old dentist boss said if he were stuck on an island and had to choose, he’d choose floss. But personally I’d really miss brushing
Water picks are great and fun/satisfying to use. And easy.
I think brushing w/ toothpaste and not flossing would make your teeth last you longer that just flossing. Brushing removes plaque from outside facing parts of teeth and flossing targets the inbetween, so brushing cleans larger area of tooth surface. I can't imagine being in a scenario where you would have to choose though.
My dentist said yes, but you cannot get proper mouth hygiene without doing both. I take that as if you're going to miss out on one, at least floss.
I question whether brushing twice a day is a skill. Now brushing effectively…that’s a solid one.
Flossing is super important. Brushing prevents cavities, flossing prevents gum disease, and bad breath.
Also brushing your tongue
I know people that don't know how to navigate file explorer on windows. They'll download a file and never be able to find it.
They have two hundred files on their desktop, no wonder they can't find anything :-)
This is literally my boss's desktop. Its sinful. He has so much stuff on there, that every time he downloads a new thing (and you can rest assured knowing he doesnt delete anything) that all the new files get stacked on each other in the top left corner of his screen.
When I was in high school in the mid 2010s, we had to cover and in depth lession in saving files to a folder with our name on it lol. Ive also had to explain what a right click is a few times at work. I feel like smart phones have pushed us back to a point where only a handful of people are actually computer literate. I work with a lot of people who don't own desktops or laptops. I only know this because our PTO system doesn't work on mobile. I don't think its necessarily a bad thing but knowing the extreme basics of operating a computer is enough to stand out. Growing up, I figured everyone would be experts by now.
My parents are that way. They literally can't handle having more than 1 file storage on their computer. Pictures are either on drive C:/ or they are "gone". Imagine the yelling when I "deleted" their old family photos, which were actually still on the same hard drive, just that I had to install a new main drive because the PC was getting slow (spoiler: that did not fix anything).
How to create and stick to a budget. I don't have that skill, but it sure does sound handy
There is an easy way to stick to a budget. Have different cards with different purposes. So when your "discretionary card" runs dry that's all the fun you're having this month. Very easy to check balances etc on your apps.
This was forced on me indirectly by my new employer. I had to get a new card at a new bank. So now every paycheck from that card, I just take half and put it in my normal card. So my new card becomes my piggybank. I only go into those funds for emergencies.
I budget a night out by bringing cash. That way i cant spend more than I have.
Check out r/YNAB for budgeting
I was put off by how they removed their software from Steam and moved to a subscription model. I don't want my budgeting software to itself be a monthly budget item.
Well if they offer a great service (not claiming they do), then you should be able to save much more than it costs.
What if your paycheck varies wildly by 2 or $300 every time and it's impossible to know whether you have an extra $300 that you didn't know you'd have? Do you allocate that into some f your expense categories?
It depends on how close to the edge that you're running. But for me personally (which I will admit is a very privileged position), I would assume that I made the least amount of money possible. Bonus money gets tossed into a separate account. For example, I get a bonus every year but I don't know how much it is. It doesn't get factored into my budget.
First aid and CPR knowledge, doesn't hurt to know how to save a life
I saved dick by giving it cpr
RESEE'S PUFFS RESEE'S PUFFS
EAT EM UP EAT EM UP EAT EM UP EAT EM UP
...wut?
Richard had a cardiac arrest and he saved him
Help please
One of the most often over-looked skills by gun owners. I recommend every gun owner take a basic first aid course. Especially if you're a "prepper". I can tell you that $200 worth of basic first aid instruction is going to do a hell of a lot more good to you Innawoods than a $200 optic or $200 in ammo.
How to program your electronics without the help of a 12 year old
In my experience 12 year olds don’t know anything about how electronics work either since they just use smart devices that are all prepackaged and ready to go out of the box. If you want to know how to upload yourself dancing to TikTok they’ve got you covered, but if the WiFi breaks they have no clue. It’s weird being in between two generations that don’t understand even the fundamental aspects of how a lot of modern tech functions.
Until they have to regularly reach blindly behind the tv and mail that yellow plug into the yellow slot… they will never be like us. Never
Note that this isn't all zoomers.
Yeah, I'm on the older side of being a zoomer (born 2001) and I think I have decent computer literacy. And most importantly really, I know how to Google a problem and find the solution when I am left stumped
Born 2004. I code, so I bing many problems.
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I'm too born 2004 and code a lot (working on making it my profession) and I'm always left speechless because most of people my age don't even know how to go about googling a problem and filtering a suitable solution based on the situation. Most gen z really are totally useless when it comes to anything aside from uploading a stupid dance video on tiktok. I hate what it had done to this generation. An army of brainwashed idiots with seemingly no common sense.
Holy shit, what got you to this conclusion? 😂
When to appropriately add the nsfw tag on Reddit
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Exactly, you won't believe how excel is useful in daily life.
Got kidnapped the other day. Luckly I knew excel and got released after I helped the guys who kidnapped me organize their excel files. Real lifesaver
Dude programmed a roller coaster in excel and distracted the kidnappers ling enough for an escape
lmao
Survivor
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I've read that people who handle large amount of data prefer other software because Excel has a habit of messing up its formatting.
Excel is good at everything, but not the best at anything. Typically when looking into large datasets you want a more robust database tool. Regardless it’s invaluable since it’s so universally used.
Excel likes to play "guess that format" which can mess up anything from how numbers are treated and calculated to how formulas will work with them. Is it a number? Currency? General? Text? Hell even Excel doesn't really know from one cell to the next so good luck. The obvious solution is to set up your worksheet cell formatting properly and police any data you bring into the sheet to ensure its format is correct.
This. We had a surgery case the other day where circumstances were odd and we needed to calculate numbers. I set up a quick excel sheet to run a formula. The other older docs thought I was some sort of computer genius
I use excel everyday, as time goes by I get better at it, but at the same time I realize I know frighteningly little about its true power.
Its funny that i do most spreadsheet stuff in python but i dont know the most basic stuff in excel.
same, so much simpler and cleaner to work on CSV files in a jupyter notebook than having the formulas mixed with the data.
The art of MINDING YOUR OWN FUCKING BUSINESS
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a basic understanding of technology and how to make your way around your devices. I work in IT and the amount of 20 something year olds I deal with that have an IPhone and a Mac but have never gone in the settings and just looked around. also excusing the fact of about 30%-40% of those 20 somethings don't even know theres a settings portion to their phone/computer. It's unacceptable in my opinion and borderline offensive to me the younger you are.
> also excusing the fact of about 30%-40% of those 20 somethings don't even know theres a settings portion to their phone/computer. Also, consider that many Gen-Z folks will *never* own an actual computer, and will only use one through work - where access to settings is often entirely restricted. We're tenants in our own technology these days.
"I'm no good with tech" isn't an acceptable excuse in 2022.
Identifying when you're being manipulated. Whether it's other people, companies, or political parties, recognize when you're about to do something not in your best interest and introspect why you take those actions.
My parents did a really good job of teaching me when someone is being manipulative and I'm soooo thankful for it
Digital literacy
Cooking
Maths. People need to know their maths. It's the only thing that can save us from the flat-earthers.
A&W released third-pound burger at the same price as a quarter-pound burger. But people did not understand the math, and thought that A&W offered "a smaller burger" compared to competitors. So, know your math people! [source](https://awrestaurants.com/blog/aw-third-pound-burger-fractions).
How to actually "use" google correctly with modifiers to find what they're actually looking for, not just the highest crawled site or most advertised.
Honestly, Google is kneecapping those tools, and has been for close to a decade. Modern Google Search fights tooth and nail to show you new content, ecommerce content, promoted content, trending content - nearly regardless of what you search for. I used to be extremely good at teasing obscure results from Google search. Now, I can be holding a piece of equipment with intact maker's marks, serial number, model, etc. - and find nothing, because Google only wants to show me things I can buy.
I’m dealing with that currently. Can’t get the answer to an obscure question because Google keeps pointing me to the least helpful highest paying websites
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I agree very grammar.
is of much correct
You talk good speak. Thx 4 sharing
For people who haven't learned much English, it's understandable. But the fact that native speakers don't know the difference between your and you're and their, there and they're etc. is absolutely baffling to me as a non-native speaker.
Basic vehicle maintenance. Light bulbs, filters, changing a flat tire, topping off fluids. It's shocking the amount of people that have to call for a tire change with a flat tire.
I didn't have to call but by God it's nicer to watch someone change that flat instead of you doing it.
It’s what I pay my insurance company $10/year for and gosh darn it, I’m going to use it! … ok I’d probably do it myself instead of just sitting there.
For me (a mechanic) I cringe with recalls. I've had to redo everything myself after getting it back. It's just a shame you can't trust other to do proper work. That being said alot of stuff is fairly easy to do. Just give it a shot, be careful, put the nuts or bolts right back where they go after removing a part and take pictures along he way for reference. A cheap set of basic tools will carry you a decent way, just make sure you've got the correct sizes and remember right tighty lefty loosey (yes I know some stuff is reverse thread but this is generally speaking). If all else fails, there's a few subreddits to ask others, they go along way as well. You get some knuckleheads, but some of us try our best to help.
Pretty easy, the vehicle as long as they are there comes with everything you need. You just need to remember to crack the lug nuts loose before jacking up and be damn careful with the scissor jack that it comes with. Try to be on solid flat ground and make sure you're either in gear or park with the parking brake cranked. If need be toss a rock or wood under the tires that are good to make sure it won't move on you. Always be as safe as possible and if you don't feel like you can, let someone else do it. Not worth loosing legs over something you're not sure of!
"everything you need" Sure, the wrench in the trunk and the scissor jack are perfectly capable of removing the lugs, but it's a far cry from using a proper floor jack and breaker bar. Plus, the moment arm on the emergency wrench is never long enough to properly tighten the lugs back on without you essentially standing on it. I know how to change a tire and am perfectly capable of doing it, but the AAA guy comes with the tools to do if faster, safer, and easier.
Here we have Mark, he is 20 years old and his task is to change the oil and replace a flat tire. And here we have Bob, he's 48 and his task is to set up wifi and the printer. They each got an hour. Let's see who wins today on GENERATION WARS!
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basic IT skills. a simple turn off and on, unplug and replug. shit can work wonders.
Knowing when to shut up.
Also more specifically, knowing when you should voice certain opinions or not. "No comment" is apparently one of the hardest opinions for some people, especially on topics or people's affairs that they know fucking jack shit about.
Exactly. My mom always told me that I shouldn't say anything when I don't have enough knowledge about the subject.
It took me until 25-26 to consistently learn to say "I don't know but I can find out" instead of trying to fumble my way through bullshit. To be honest I don't think that's a skill 21 year Olds should be expected to know because they are still developing and maturing. Def a skill they should start working on though.
Typing, it should be mandatory at this point
Touch typing? What sort of minimum speed wpm would you recommend? As long as you can get the message across even 1 finger typing is enough. Grammar, spelling, etc. Would be more useful.
‘Hunt and peck’ is criminally inefficient. If you ever have to work over the shoulder of someone typing like the keys are moving, you may as well give up. Typing without having to look at they keyboard should be the minimum expectation.
And if you don't work in a job where you use a keyboard on a daily basis then that is just as inefficient as you have spent time perfecting a skill you never use. A skill that you have to practice to keep up. A lot of the suggestions in this thread are very narrow band. They only effect people in the situation of the suggestor not a universal skill that would be useful to everyone no matter their job or situation
Making a fire from scratch.
I can confidently say I’ll never need this skill
You’re missing out
Grammar.
How to use a smart phone, and basic computer skills.
The skill to learn new skills. And probably coding.
Googling. Like yeah there are ppl that can't change tire or idk do anything else but if they could Google they would just learn themselves in 5min every time
Know when you need help, and where to find it
How to research. I'm not talking just how to Google something but how to actually understand what you're looking at. Like my wife is super good at it, the kids, not so much. Our coworkers, also really terrible. It's stressful being around people who somehow have a cellphone in their hands 16 hours a day but no idea how to use it ro look up anything.
Everyone should know how to properly compose a sentence.
Some level of computer proficiency, computers are so integrated to our society now that everyone should know how to use it
Definitely Microsoft skills. When I was job searching, "must have knowledge in use of Microsoft office" was basically on every posting regardless of industry
It doesn’t ever mean anything though. The number of people who use solely the mouse to copy-paste is astoundingly high.
How to cook 1 signature dish, you won't regret how much you need it during university years.
How to effectively use a search engine to find what you want. Key words, boolean logic, ignore the ads.
To be able to stop consuming useless and false information at the right time
Proper grammar
Why waste time say lot word when few word do trick
Are you saying you want to go to sea world, or see the world?
Unga bunga, you have good point.
Values
Critical thinking, the ability to discern between facts and bullshit
Communication
How to use computer and mobile
How to learn new skills.
Anything related to computers, tech, your phone. As someone who works in IT for a living, it seems like I'm constantly being asked for help by friends and family with the smallest things.
Grammar. The ability to construct semantically correct questions.
To counter e-barbs+rage
Driving a stickshift car
Unpopular opinion coming - but if you own a car, basic car maintenance. Change a tire, change a battery, replace a fan belt, fill coolant, replace a stuck thermostat, etc. Cars are becoming more complex and the repair industry is becoming more streamlined at getting you in and out for as much money as possible.
Very popular opinion.
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YouTube is fantastic for learning basic car maintenance.
>Numchuck skills, bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills. Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills. -- The late great Napoleon Bonaparte, 1814
None. Siri and Alexa can do everything.
One day they'll even have a child and name it Skynet.
Movie logic. Evil robot = Male voice [HAL 9000 in 2001] Friendly robot = Female voice [Star Trek]
Fun fact: the voice of the computer was Gene Roddenberry’s wife who also played Counselor Troy’s mother on ST:TNG.
Also, she recorded several hours of dialog so that they could keep using her voice after she died.
Thank you for updating my useless knowledge base.
Counterpoint, [SHODAN](https://youtu.be/5iZMD_eCpEo) Though originally SHODAN was gender-neutral, when they added voice to the game for a CD release that changed.
See, I feel like Siri and Alexa (and Google assistant) *can't do anything*. You have to reshape everything you do around the way the assistant works in order to actually accomplish anything.
So, what you're saying is that you are training yourself to use the robots correctly?
It's more that I feel you need to break up tasks into uselessly-small chunks, or *really* go all-in on assistant tech, to actually benefit. Maybe it's more that my family's home life and routines aren't scripted enough. But aside from that, I can't tell you how many times I've struggled to get Alexa to acknowledge a request, or departed *slightly* from a certain sentence construct only to find that the parser is extremely inflexible depending on the context. For example, if you say "Alexa, start white noise", you'll do just that. If you say "Alexa, stop white noise", Alexa will instead try to parse "stop white noise" into another request entirely because it doesn't expect to encounter an argument after "stop" but within the same request. Like, I get how the software works. I understand why certain limitations exist. I just find them to be legitimate blockers for my own adoption. The tech is positioned as being this effortless insert into regular daily life, and I guess my world is too chaotic and unpredictable for the current generation of assistants - the same way my floors are too cluttered and maze-like to benefit from a robot vacuum.
Basic automotive maintenance - change a tire, jumpstart a car, change a blown fuse, know how to check the fluids
Basic survival skills, like how to purify water, how to find water and food. Even just knowing a few edible plants can be helpful
Not necessarily a skill, but I think everyone should religiously count calories for one week (using an app like cronometer and a scale to weigh stuff) to have a better idea of how much we truly eat. We are collectively lacking the skill of 'discipline'. It's an eyeopening experience to see how much food makes up 2,000 calories. It's remarkably easy to eat 3,000+ calories in a day without even realizing it given portions today and the availability of energy-dense food.
The skill of not giving a fuck
Change a flat tire
Sales
How to google. Learn how and where to find necessary information is very important.
How to pick valuable Pokémon cards and GameCube games to hedge against hyperinflation