@mahryekuh @Natanox @DrHyde @janneke I think it's reasonable to expect an educated populace to understand at a high level that a refrigerator pumps heat out (thus whatever space it's in will get warmer) and maybe have a vague idea this is related to conservation of energy, gas laws they learned about in HS, even if they would have no idea how to make or fix one.
Similar should be true about computing, except moreso, because not understanding exposes you to being taken advantage of by industry.