This has long been a joke within the technical world. Friends and long-forgotten connections reach out for help with their computers. These days its more based around iPhones, but occassionally you get a question about some ancient piece of hardware that needs some love. 

The memes that go around make fun of this. But I don’t mind at all. If I have the time to help I will, and if I don’t I’ve learned to say no. It also helps that I’ve used this on some of my medically inclined friends in the past.