The meme that goes around occasionally that says something like: "40 years ago the owners manual of a car explained how to adjust the values. Now, an owners manual tells you not to drink the coolant." It's funny, but it illustrates a point.
When I was a kid in the 80's and 90's, most people who owned a computer could do at least some limited things with the command line. What they, as individuals could do would vary, but they could do at least a little.
But, not a ton of people owned personal computers.
I don't know how are adoption of personal computers would have gone in the same time frame if they hadn't become easier to use.
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