One anecdote from my life. In university one of my best friends at the time found the browser function "view source" and was convinces he can now hack the website.
I’ve probably had to explain at least 1000 times that our software being open source does not mean that people can edit the functionality of the software running on our servers.
One thing that is cool about all these pushes to teach every kid programming is that it might help instill “data values understanding.” Or whatever you call the source->object->runtime. And how data works.
Too many people confuse software with data “the data is in the app” and confuse it all with a book in a library. You just burn the book and it’s gone. Or you transfer the book from one library to another. This is a good metaphor for usage, but falls apart if you have privacy or security concerns.
Logic that seems natural and instinct to whatever you call people who program/use tech, is incorrectly understood by others. Especially “digital natives” who always had computers and Internet.
My kid has all of his files in google from forever. This breaks down in situations where Google’s interests are out of sync with his own.
