The first time I heard the phrase digital native was about ten or so years ago from a then 22-year-old guy in IT. I get what he was saying; most of his life he

The first time I heard the phrase digital native was about ten or so years ago from a then 22-year-old guy in IT. I get what he was saying; most of his life he had digital devices and internet access so it was more ingrained in his psyche. He was trying to use it as a differentiation between him and the rest of us old farts. Of course he did not have enough context to realize that folks older than him were no less digital native with our own computers, video games and slide rule calculators. At the end of the day it is just a term millennials used to market themselves in the tech community. I am sure the kids born in the 2010s will come up with their own differentiations (first always connected generation maybe?).