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I can see the appeal of that theory. As a teenager, my then-computer-phobic mother taught me that lesson, along with another important one for a coder. I'd spent *all day* on the family ZX Spectrum writing a fruit machine game. I wanted to make it as user-friendly as possible, and persuaded my mother to give it a go, on the grounds that if she could use it, anyone could. She sat down cross-legged, and pulled the computer on to her lap. That, alas, was slightly further than the power cable would reach. Of course, I hadn't saved it to tape. Luckily, the next day, I was able to add the 'rewriting it is way quicker and you end up with something better' lesson to the importance of backups. It didn't immediately help my mother's computer phobia, of course, despite my reassurances.

>Perhaps our Operative should also break the subject's ankle while there :)

I prefer the the plan of making personal connections between people with salutary experiences, rather than inflicting them. Having a friend who is gay is a massive predictor for positive views towards non-heterosexuality. So I reckon we should be able to get further and cause less harm by social engineering of people's friendships. Because nothing can go wrong with that, right?