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How many Lemmy users are non-technical background? (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by techconsulnerd@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I think most all of us here on Lemmy are people with technical background. Most of my professional contacts remained using Reddit, Twitter and even excited when Threads launched.

If you are non-tech background, please comment and share what you do for life.

If you have tech background, upvote this to help promote this post so that we can find more non-tech users on Lemmy.

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[–] BakingCookies@lemmy.world 106 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I'm a substitute teacher, and definitely not technical but my husband is, and he introduced me to Reddit many years ago. It was fun but I only ever used it on the RIF app. When I saw what was happening last month, I read a thread that suggested Lemmy as an alternative so here I am.

[–] Cybermass@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

Very based

[–] mean_bean279@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks for being a substitute teacher. I’m EdTech and I always think of subs as being one of the most difficult jobs in education since you’re learning how to manage a class you’ve most likely never managed before, trying to work on technology that is never the same and varies from room to room, and all while being bombarded by staff when you show up if you can cover other classes on the day too.

[–] BakingCookies@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you. I taught high school for several years, so I try to think of subbing as just getting the fun parts of teaching without a lot of the BS. (In saying that,I know that the school district I currently work in doesn't have a lot of severe behavioral issues that other schools have.)

[–] mrmanager@lemmy.today 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I feel like schools today are mad houses, because teachers are not allowed to have any authority anymore. And then on top of that, you have insane kids with weapons running around. I think humanity has lost the plot.

I know there are good kids too though. And I guess you wouldn't be a teacher if there wasn't.

[–] DM_ME_SQUIRRELS@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Authority is useless. It's all about building relationships, especially with the difficult kids. The rest will usually listen to you anyway just because you're an adult.