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Telling young zoomers to “just switch to linux” is nuts some of these ipad kids have never even heard of a cmd.exe or BIOS you’re throwing them to the wolves
i taught programming to middle school kids last summer and I don’t think you understand how bad it’s getting.
a lot of these kids don’t know what a “folder” is. some of them don’t even know how to right click. I asked my class to put a folder on their desktop and half of the students did not know how. these are like, 11-13 year olds who’s parents thought they were tech literate enough to sign them up for a programming class. most of them did not know how to add a bookmark on their browser. most of them could not touch type.
basic computer literacy is evaporating because everyone does everything on their phone now, but schools are getting rid of any computer classes because “all the kids are using computers all the time anyways!”
I hope they’ll learn more as they get older but many of them wont. the divide between “basic user” and “advanced user” is quickly shifting towards knowing the most simple functions of a computer, and the more people who don’t know how to correctly use their devices the easier it is to sell them shit they don’t need.
I know I talk about this all the time, but it is still coming up; it came up yesterday; I am currently working with someone younger than me and he keeps commenting admiringly on how fast I type, click things, and move around in shared workspaces. Yesterday he said, “it’s like you can write exactly what you are thinking, as you’re thinking it! You work at the speed of thought!” It is slightly flattering but more embarrassing. Yes sorry. This was how we communicated in my time and I was trained up in it as we expected it would be relevant. It has zero relevance actually and won’t materially save anybody… but… oh hell 80wpm since you ask. This is a sad millennial party trick oh my god
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