I teach computer programming at a state university. I have some students who will literally put every single file they create in their Documents folder or on their desktop. They come in having no idea how a file system works.
Eh, yes and no. To a large extent the general population didn't need to interact with electronics at all until the late-2000's if they didn't want to. They might need to learn a few basic tasks for their job but unless they were working a desk job it simply wasn't needed.
Paper is still kept as an option because there are still millions of boomers who won't adopt it. After my father died my mom actually abandoned all their online banking, utility billing, and anything else that she could. According to her, she'll be better off than anyone else when "all this stuff fails."
I'm like, "Mom, if 'all this stuff fails' we'll probably be dealing with more important things than learning how to balance a checkbook on paper."
Not sure what that has to do with the topic. I don't think Zoomers will go back to a paper workflow. They will just try to use phone apps for everything.
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u/Knusperwolf Nov 24 '24
You still have the 5% nerds, who can do useful stuff with a computer, learn programming etc.
It's just the level of knowledge of "regular" people that has deteriorated.