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[–] [email protected] 120 points 2 months ago (10 children)

There’s a common misconception among boomers and gen x that “digital natives” like gen z have a god-given tech proficiency. However, there’s nothing about being born with a smartphone in your hand that teaches you anything about tech.

It’s not like people are getting better at changing oil as car ownership becomes more common, right?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (2 children)

with a smartphone in your hand

They are probably better at touch^[as in touchscreen :P] typing.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's like 80% autocorrect anyway (I didn't write a single word correctly in this sentence).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I've seen people good at typing on a touch screen and they do so, astonishingly well. I myself, am not able to type on touch well enough and just use swype instead (despite the frustration).

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