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My wife and I started talking about this after she had to help an old lady at the DMV figure out how to use her iPhone to scan a QR code. We're in our early 40s.

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[–] Stinkywinks@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (10 children)

I actually heard zoomers are worse with computers in general because they just use their phones instead. So I guess it depends on the tech.

[–] sndrtj@feddit.nl 22 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I used to teach a python scripting course to graduate students in Biology. With each progressing year, the average base computing skills actually went down. A very large fraction these days has trouble with the very concept of files and folders.

[–] vector_zero@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I've read that online, but I assumed it was exaggerated. You're personally witnessing students struggling with files and folders? Because that's simultaneously hilarious and a bit scary.

I work in the software industry, and sometimes I worry that I'm going to be overtaken by the newer generations, and other times I feel like I have nothing to worry about.

[–] recreate@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I have the same worry but, reading the above comment, I feel slightly better.

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