When you try something out, like kayaking or bowling, you may decide it was fun or that you are good at the activity or poor at it without being able to judge the equipment you used. A boat that is too big or too heavy may cause you to have trouble while one that was better fitted to you would have been very different. If you were to use a bowling ball that is too heavy or too light, you and bowling would not have a fair time together.
Whether it is a firearm or a computer, the right fit can be important. We have a bike shop in town that can take a long time fitting a bike to a person while a different shop is far quicker and more casual about the measurements and the fit. In many cases, the fit can be relaxed and approximate. It may take more than one time with given equipment or a given activity, before it becomes clear that there seem to be too many bells and whistles for your needs and taste. Or, maybe one of the fancier models would suit you, your style and your needs better.
That's why a little persistence and some suspension of judgment can be helpful.
There is a saying "It's not a bug, it's a feature". That means that some characteristic of equipment or a web site or a game that can be annoying or confusing to a beginner was carefully designed and proudly added on the basis of both design and data. That characteristic might have been engineered as a result of complaints or previous failures.
I have had a little experience where people tried out a computer. Sometimes it has been a very old one that wasn't terribly satisfactory even in its heyday but the beginner doesn't know that history. He thinks he is getting a test of something like "computer ability" or "computer savvy" but that is just a myth. It is too slow, too fast, too dirty, too big, too little and the downsides interfere with his use just as they did with everyone else. Unfortunately, he concludes that he just lacks basic ability, whatever that is.
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