There was a thread on Reddit where people likewise noted that having another person try problematic software solved the issue. So one commenter regaled how a dude sidestepped the whole rigmarole by saying to his colleague “look, this thing’s broken again”, and then before the other guy could step in, he clicked the thing himself, and it worked.

Person, woman, man, camera, tv.

Germans in the southern hemisphere… Where have I heard it before… 🤔

Nice to see that Reddit’s pointless arguments exist on Lemmy too. I’m gonna feel at home here.