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That's still not what "digital natives" means. Yes, sure, there's millenial nerds like myself that had to actually know a bit about computers to use them. That'
by kortex 5y ago
That's still not what "digital natives" means. Yes, sure, there's millenial nerds like myself that had to actually know a bit about computers to use them. That's not the point.
Digital natives were born after the inception of the internet. If they don't want to use it to learn about computers, or hobbies, or ancient history, that's their prerogative. But I bet the percent of young folks enriching their minds is about the same nowadays as back then. But now, they are outnumbered by general users. No, you don't get 1337 skillzors by osmosis, that's not the point of Digital Natives. The point is they were born with greater intellectual opportunities than any prior generation.
- zozbot234 5y ago> The point is they were born with greater intellectual opportunities than any prior generation. Nope they weren't. This is the least intellectual generation since the latest 60 years or more. There's nothing "intellectual" about following the latest popular trends on Facebook or Twitter.
- Bukhmanizer 5y agoThat’s not what they said. The parent said they’re born with more intellectual opportunities than other generations. In other words, they have more content to fulfil whatever intellectual curiousities they want. > There's nothing "intellectual" about following the latest popular trends on Facebook or Twitter This just comes off as smug and self-serving bs.
- xboxnolifes 5y agoI think there absolutely are more intellectual opportunities. On the flip side I also believe the absolute number of distractions have increased by an amount that seems to dwarf the productive activities.