How to Explore a Computer

This essay exists because the world of computers works so utterly differently from meatspace

try all the buttons, but remember what you selected/unselected to undo it

keep a backup handy, just in case it breaks

  • for that matter, be ready for it to break, since you don’t know

when it breaks, don’t worry, everyone does it

  • it’s how you learn and get better, though it’ll sometimes be a tedious experience reinstalling the OS for the 3rd time that month