"But like people who are good with computers, the models want a terminal, not some candy ass iPad UI."
Giving functionally illiterate people computers with GUIs should be regarded as a mistake.
At some point you were part of that group that you are labeling a mistake. At another point, your children are or will be if you have any. Locking all of these productivity tools in one generation is a recipe for failure. You should think outside the box that you are currently trapped in.
A society/country that produces functionally illiterate adults should be regarded as a mistake.