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minus-squareCubitOom@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-220 hours agoAgreed. Also I would rather read the archwiki than loads of outdated faq posts when troubleshooting an issue. I guess a lot of accurate text is intimidating compared to a concise message that is very confident. I’ve also seen people just refuse to read an error message. I think this is from using Microsoft products that never have accurate error messages. Anyway, I hope people willing to learn try a whole bunch of things, and don’t give up at the first problem because that is how you learn.
minus-squareAxolotl@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·14 hours agoMicrosoft (and not only!) Fucked up the perception of error messages so much with their innacurate errors and random gibberish
Agreed. Also I would rather read the archwiki than loads of outdated faq posts when troubleshooting an issue.
I guess a lot of accurate text is intimidating compared to a concise message that is very confident.
I’ve also seen people just refuse to read an error message. I think this is from using Microsoft products that never have accurate error messages.
Anyway, I hope people willing to learn try a whole bunch of things, and don’t give up at the first problem because that is how you learn.
Microsoft (and not only!) Fucked up the perception of error messages so much with their innacurate errors and random gibberish