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[–]Mle 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I know what a motherboard is.

I cannot connect components to a motherboard, but I do feel like I could be talked through the process and possibly be successful at it.

Making a motherboard is way, way, ridiculously above my paygrade.

I've never been the most tech-savvy person, and I actually feel like I've gotten worse at it over the years. Before tablets, I knew how to at least figure out how to fix issues with hardware or software. I didn't have to outsource all my tech support. But once I got an iPad, that all changed. I practically feel computer illiterate now. If something goes wrong with my tablet, I have no idea where to start. For a long time I only had a tablet and eventually I got a regular laptop again, but I still feel pretty clueless about it. What little tech skills I had have totally atrophied.