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minus-squaretiramichu@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 days agoNon-technical people don’t have any idea what a LAN is, and can’t imagine any reason for WiFi to exist other than to get their device on the Internet. So WiFi becomes a synonym for “Internet connection”, perfectly interchangeably.
minus-squareveroxii@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoAnd in most operating systems the wifi icon turns into some other error icon if there’s no internet. So I can see the confusion.
Non-technical people don’t have any idea what a LAN is, and can’t imagine any reason for WiFi to exist other than to get their device on the Internet.
So WiFi becomes a synonym for “Internet connection”, perfectly interchangeably.
And in most operating systems the wifi icon turns into some other error icon if there’s no internet. So I can see the confusion.