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What bizarre misconceptions do people have about your field? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 months ago by communism@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Grunt4019@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I had a lady I was helping with tech support ask me about her lightbulbs. I just told her I didn’t know the answer. She said “well you should know, it’s electronic.”

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago

Sounds about right.