I take this perspective - if people are going to use a technology and not be bothered to learn enough about it to use it responsibly (i.e., securing an access point if they don't want it used by random people) then they pretty much deserve what they get.
It's like if someone just "couldn't be bothered" to learn how those newfangled things called "locks" and "deadbolts" work, and yet are shocked to discover that people have been coming in and using the toilet in their home. Or maybe it's more like all the people who have VCR's flashing "12:00"... anyway.
I realize that computers and networking is not a simple subject, and that there's a lot of jargon, acronyms and so on. But if someone is going to use them, they have to learn a few things. We don't think of it in these terms because a lot of the knowledge is so basic in our cultures, but imagine if someone knew nothing about cars - except that he/she wanted to use one - but kept insisting "I don't want to have to learn all this technical crap about 'gasoline' and 'ignition keys' and so on! I just want to drive!" We'd think that person pretty much a loon, wanting to use something like a car without being willing to learn anything about it.
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It's like if someone just "couldn't be bothered" to learn how those newfangled things called "locks" and "deadbolts" work, and yet are shocked to discover that people have been coming in and using the toilet in their home. Or maybe it's more like all the people who have VCR's flashing "12:00"... anyway.
I realize that computers and networking is not a simple subject, and that there's a lot of jargon, acronyms and so on. But if someone is going to use them, they have to learn a few things. We don't think of it in these terms because a lot of the knowledge is so basic in our cultures, but imagine if someone knew nothing about cars - except that he/she wanted to use one - but kept insisting "I don't want to have to learn all this technical crap about 'gasoline' and 'ignition keys' and so on! I just want to drive!" We'd think that person pretty much a loon, wanting to use something like a car without being willing to learn anything about it.