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But "native" as a word still imply some sort of birth date :D I mean when I asked my grandad a while ago why he wasnt just getting the internet he told me when

But "native" as a word still imply some sort of birth date :D I mean when I asked my grandad a while ago why he wasnt just getting the internet he told me when he was my age, horses were used to pick trashes up. For him, all that floats above his head. He s not a digital native. I probably am not either because I remember a time when there was no internet and PCs were a luxury. What you re describing is more the difference between digital savvyness and lack of it. They still are born in it and cant probably live without a phone.

kwhitefoot 5y ago
> I probably am not either because I remember a time when there was no internet and PCs were a luxury. On the other hand I regard myself as a digital native for precisely that reason: I and computers grew up together. I'm 67 and I was around to see and use early versions of computers, media players (portable cassette players), etc., and all the version between then and now. I'm quite confident that I am as well equipped to use any of the current technology as my children.
nextlevelwizard 5y ago
> But "native" as a word still imply some sort of birth date :D That is not true. Native is associated with place not time. It is only associated with date in this very specific context.