created using: https://marshdeer.github.io/xkcd2501-generator/
based on: https://lemmy.world/post/53081436 by @VegOwOtenks@lemmy.world
original: https://xkcd.com/2501
see also: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2501:_Average_Familiarity
created using: https://marshdeer.github.io/xkcd2501-generator/
based on: https://lemmy.world/post/53081436 by @VegOwOtenks@lemmy.world
original: https://xkcd.com/2501
see also: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2501:_Average_Familiarity
Actually, the joke was that experts assume normies would know BSDs and Linux. The fact of it is, most normies don’t know any OS.
My point was that whomever edited the comic was actually overestimating the average person’s knowledge. They assumed normies know any OS, even the ones most folks use daily (Android or iOS).
The joke is that experts overestimate the normies, which they do, so it tracks.
It’s literally spelt out on the comic.
Correct. That is the joke. In the comic.
I’m saying that whomever modified this comic (which is about overestimating normies) overestimated the normies during the editing proccess, by skipping over Android and iOS (which implies that the editor assumed normies would know them).
It’s sort of a meta-joke.