A wise friend of mine told me a while back he does not like the word “idiot”, and I can understand why.
It’s used so frequently sometimes it’s almost immediately disregarded, but at the same time can be used in such a harsh manner it cuts us deep.

In my field I encounter many people that other techs would consider to be “idiots”.
I prefer to reserve that name as shorthand for “willfully ignorant”, not the uninformed.

People feel ashamed when they get compromised by a well crafted phishing scam, or get a virus while behaving online.
They feel like idiots.

Very few actually are though. Read More