unplugging all the cords<\/a>, and the look on her face was priceless.<\/p>\nRead on for the full story!<\/p>\n
When I was 12, my mom got an Apple ][+ computer.<\/p>\n
I set it up for her after carefully reading all the manuals. Back then, manuals were actually useful and contained a lot of good information.<\/p>\n
The computer had two external hard drives, a modem, a monitor, and a printer. Everything was connected with various cables.<\/p>\n
Once everything was set up, his mother had a few notes.<\/p>\n
My mom used it for a couple of days and then said to me, in an exasperated voice, \u201cThese cables are all over the place and it\u2019s driving me crazy! Clean it up so there are no cables!\u201d<\/p>\n
I had explained to her several times that the cables were necessary, but she just wasn\u2019t hearing it.<\/p>\n
So he decided this was a lesson she would just have to learn the hard way.<\/p>\n
OK, I unplugged every cable from every external piece of the computer system and put them in a box.<\/p>\n
She walked into her den and said, \u201cNow this is what it should have looked like from the beginning. Keep it this way from now on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Of course, it eventually dawned on her.<\/p>\n
A few minutes later, she called me back into the den.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe computer won\u2019t turn on.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course,\u201d I said, \u201cthere are no cables. There\u2019s no way to get power to the computer and no way for the computer to talk to any of the other devices.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now, she was beginning to see the light.<\/p>\n
She grumbled for a moment but then had me reinstall everything so it worked.<\/p>\n
Sometimes, to get people to understand a concept, you have to give them exactly what they ask for.<\/p>\n
Sounds like everyone got on the same page eventually!<\/p>\n
What did Reddit make of this?<\/p>\n
Cables may be unsightly, but they do keep things running.<\/p>\n
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This malicious compliance could have ended even worse for this mom!<\/p>\n
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There\u2019s always been a bit of a generational divide when it comes to technology, even back then.<\/p>\n
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Technology sure has gone a long way.<\/p>\n
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In the end, this tech-challenged mother finally learned that those unsightly cords were a necessary evil.<\/p>\n
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