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Digital natives are people that can see the benefits in spite of the architecture, not because of it. They see the world as iphones and gmail, not the TCP/IP s
by hnal943 16y ago
Digital natives are people that can see the benefits in spite of the architecture, not because of it. They see the world as iphones and gmail, not the TCP/IP stack. They assume functionality that is mind blowing to non-natives. It's not ageist to point out that younger people expect more functionality from technology.
- ojbyrne 16y agoForget "ageist," this seems idiotic. "mind blowing?" People who have been living with technology for decades have seen many "mind blowing" innovations, and they understand that "iphones and gmail" are probably going to be just as ephemeral as innumerable technologies of the past.
- hnal943 16y agoSo, your point is that baby boomers on the whole are more comfortable with emerging technology than younger generations? That's absurd on its face.
- ojbyrne 16y agoMy point is that "digital natives" are a subset of the general population that cuts across generations. Perhaps the proportions are different, but I'd still bet that the baby boomers have a larger absolute number, even if the proportion is greater for younger generations. Are Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, or Bill Gates not "digital natives?" You'd have a hard time arguing that. In general, making an argument based on generations is, by definition, ageist. An easy test is just to, instead of saying "baby boomers" or "Gen X" try the same assertion with "black" or "jewish." If, after the substitution, the assertion sounds racist, chances are it was ageist before the substitution.