You don’t need to know how to run a nuclear power plant, but you do need to know what wires are
This analogy actually works kind of well. Like, you don’t actually need to know anything about wiring to use a light switch, but if something goes wrong in your house and you need to fix it, having just a little bit of knowledge about how the device works can save you hundreds of dollars and days of downtime.
It can also help you avoid making the mistakes that cause those problems in the first place, whether the issue is that you don’t know what setting you accidentally changed, or you don’t know how many watts you can safely pull out of an outlet
That’s true, but further proves my point that people should know more about the systems they interact with and how to manipulate them. If someone burns down their house while trying to replace an electrical outlet, that is not a sign that home handymen should not be replacing electrical outlets.
You don’t need to know how to run a nuclear power plant, but you do need to know what wires are
This analogy actually works kind of well. Like, you don’t actually need to know anything about wiring to use a light switch, but if something goes wrong in your house and you need to fix it, having just a little bit of knowledge about how the device works can save you hundreds of dollars and days of downtime.
It can also help you avoid making the mistakes that cause those problems in the first place, whether the issue is that you don’t know what setting you accidentally changed, or you don’t know how many watts you can safely pull out of an outlet
It can also cause you to set fire to your house.
Home handymen are a great example of how a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing, in many cases you’re safer knowing nothing.
That’s true, but further proves my point that people should know more about the systems they interact with and how to manipulate them. If someone burns down their house while trying to replace an electrical outlet, that is not a sign that home handymen should not be replacing electrical outlets.