memes

The number of people in this thread stumped by the “rotate a PDF” comment, even what it means at all, while a smartphone has been 95-100% of their “computer” usage in their lives.

I am genuinely having a hard time with my Gen Z employee. I have to go through everything step by step each time and it just seems like nothing sticks. I even create documentation for him and he just can't follow it fully.

I'm truly baffled and any advice is welcome.

Me trying to show a zoomed where a file is on the network. Me: "Open file explorer" Zoomer: "What?" Me: "Files..." Zoomer: "Huh?" Me: "Just click the folder." Zoomer: "Ohhhhhh"

Almost as bad as watching my boomer coworker open notepad and drag a file into it. Just double click or right click open with. Ahhhhh.

I'm old, Gandalf. I may not look it, but I feel this meme in my bones.

During a zoom, I was presenting my full screen and was opening a new tab instantly with the scroll wheel click and the zoomers on the call was mind blown.

> be me
> zoomer
> use linux
> i use linux
> i don't know how to use windows, or macos
> i dont know how to use the most popular operating systems
> wait
> i am the joke now

IM TRYING MAN

My 8 year old knows how to keyboard a little. I haven't figured out if they're gonna teach him in school or not, so I'm erring on the side of caution

"How do I rotate this PDF? I need to print it."

"Uh, you can just set it to print in landscape mode."

(Scornful stare, for using space age words) "NO! I must ROTATE the PDF!"

I'm sure I had a conversation like this with one of the acquaintances of my dad

...And yet again, Gen X has been forgotten.

Cool cool.

They are really more alike than any other two generations.

As a developer and avid Linux enjoyer, I myself don't know why the printer won't connect.

I am what you would call a boomer. But I do not only know how to rotate a PDF, I also know how to generate one from a number of sources with software I have written...

Let's be fair though. Adobe changes the Acrobat interface every two weeks for no reason. PDF has always been an absolute shitshow, super slow, walled garden format. After like 30 years it's still a 30 step process to add a note box with an arrow that looks half decent

I actually thought I am part of this blessed generation that can use a computer. But rotating a PDF? That beats me.

Edit: In Okular it's actually easy to find this function. I was never looking for this for my whole life.

I would be happy to never see a PDF again, can we not have something better?

I always think it's like complaining that nobody under a certain age can use the card catalog, microfiche or whatever. Technology changes. I have so many leftover now useless skills; please God may the ones related to Adobe rot on that same pile soon.

Yeah. Late gen x to late millennial seems to be the sweet spot for understanding how technology works.