system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: How does "turning it off and back on again" fix such an array of different problems?
gpt
Programs work by following really long lists of instructions. When something goes wrong it's often because programs get stuck in little loops, or several programs conflict, or something failed to load, etc. By turning it off and back on again, you start over. It's a bit like if you were counting sheep and suddenly got really confused. If you took a deep breath and started over, you could try again.