Comment on Lemmy is a tech literate echo chamber
Fleur_@aussie.zone 3 weeks agoPhones and tablets are computers. Being able to use one is a form of tech literacy just as how knowing how to use a mouse and keyboard is a form of tech literacy. Bro it’s your argument, if you’re adamant the sources exist to support it that’s on you to provide it otherwise the person reading your writing will be unable to find specifically what you are referring to. I mean you are referring to something you specifically have read right? You would make something up based on vibes right? All this talk about being tech literate and you’re not doing the basic literary work of source citation.
BassTurd@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
That wasn’t my argument, that was someone else. I’m just shitting on your response to them instead of doing the bare amount of research.
My whole point is, kids are coming out with less computer knowledge as a whole. Maybe they know more on mobile devices than older generations, but I’d argue that’s not even true compared to millennials who were also in the prime of smart phones and tablets hitting the market. The difference is millennials also know how to use workstations, making them more tech literate. Having skills on just mobile devices is very sandboxed and remedial. It’s not noteworthy in the slightest. Being able to work with a desktop OS, understanding a file system, and troubleshooting are tech skills that you get generations don’t have, making them less tech literate.
Fleur_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
“That wasn’t my argument, that was someone else”
“If you work in IT or around youth entering the workforce, it’s extremely clear that tech literacy is worse now than it was a decade ago”
Yeah but it ain’t my argument guys I only said it and made a case for it. Come on man, just show the sources. I mean it’s really clear right so all those studies will unambiguously show it. And they’re right there in Google so it wouldn’t even be difficult to find them wouldn’t it.
kernelle@0d.gs 3 weeks ago
No need to be an asshole about it. Their point about the next generation becoming less technological literate has been widely discussed and isn’t even a controversial opinion.
Here’s a few sources discussing this
Fleur_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
None of these sources compare the tech literacy levels of different generations and the first source you provide would suggest gen z are more technologically adept starting:
“The survey of 1,000 workers in the US revealed 25% of Gen Zers feel they can’t get work done because they are “tech support” for coworkers.”
“Gen Zers say they’re fed up with being the tech gurus for older coworkers”
“Gen Z workers are 10 times more likely to feel ashamed about technical issues than their older colleagues, HP survey says”
None of these sources support the idea of tech literacy decreasing in anyway.
BassTurd@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The argument saying there are peer reviewed studies was not the argument I made. You’re strawman game is weak dude.
Fleur_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
“It would take 5 seconds to do a Google search for millennials and technology and find a couple studies on the topic. It isn’t some secret that’s being hidden and it’s easily accessible.”
“The argument saying there are peer reviewed studies was not the argument I made”
Bruh moment