• Bluefruit@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Does anyone else kinda like being tech support for friends and family?

    Idk maybe its just me but I like helping them even when it is kinda frustrating. Its satisfying to fix an issue and I like making them happy.

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      1 year ago

      I think it’s fun when it’s close family and friends, and very annoying when it’s someone I see every third year at the out of state family reunion. I only met you 4 times aunt Jeannette, I’m not gonna spend 40 minutes trying to help set up your phone’s finger print scanner with your wrinkly ass digits.

  • CodyCannoli@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Recently had to help my Grandma with her yahoo email, took every fiber of my being not to point out all of the cons to having a yahoo email. I just smiled, solved the problem for her, and moved on. Then a month later she emailed me about her phone.

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    1 year ago

    My sister and I take turns doing a lot of this, but she volunteered to teach mom Instagram. The consensus opinion is that this counts for two.

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    1 year ago

    the tech guy keeps grandma’s router and shit up. the rest of the fam can show her how to shitpost on whatever they use.