This design choice has caused so much grief over the years. I absolutely hate it

Worse, I’d argue. They’re so easy to use; in the 2000s there were still some skills involved. Mobile devices really dumbed things down.

I think boomers were more PC literate which is pretty sad, since they at least knew how to navigate a desktop, folders, and files to some degree.

I think phone or tablet OS is what most people after are used to, so if trying to navigate actual file systems mistakes like not recognizing exe files can happen.

Technology got to a point where it is so accessible the basics are forgotten.

"Yes, this is a genuine version of the Odyssey. Simply double click the file and it will run in your video player. Is there anything else I can help with?"

[LLM executes it to test]