I often quote comedian Ron White, "You can’t fix stupid." My high school friend, CP, knows nothing about computers. I understand that. But, and it’s a big but, he does not want an antivirus on his computer. And, he wonders why he has so many problems. Just this week I ran a malware software and found hundreds, yes hundreds, of malware and adware on his computer. There were trojans and worms and who knows what else. His solution is to for me to reformat the computer and start over again. I tried to explain that within a few days or maybe hours, all the junk would be back. He looks at me like I’m from outer space.
To put it in terms that I thought he would understand, I got a little crude. "If you go to a house of ill repute and catch a disease because you did not use protection and have to go to a doctor for medication, then it just doesn’t make sense to go back and do the same thing over again," I explained. His response, "Oh well."
White is right again.
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