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1. DarkNova6 · 1790255345 · focus · HN ↗

   I am more and more convinced that young people have a much better understanding of technology and especially its impact on society.

   1. Insanity · 1790255666 · focus · HN ↗

      I think there’s 2 factors at play. 1) they grew up with technology rather than having it introduced later in life and 2) they grew up with a version that is arguably quite negative.

      For e.g millennials, we didn’t have internet until our teens, and the early years of the internet looked very different from the ad-infested hellscape that it is today.

      1. ornornor · 1790954779 · focus · HN ↗

         I was seeing recently that while the younger generation knows how to post on TikTok and use instagram, most are unable to copy paste on a computer. Or use a word processor. Apparently they’re on a similar level to boomers when it comes to using computers (but for different reasons). They grew up with walled gardens and locked down devices so that’s all they know to use. If there isn’t an app, it can’t be done.

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