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If someone said "Millenials are the best generation of band saw users this world has ever seen" I would completely expect the resounding response to be somethin

If someone said "Millenials are the best generation of band saw users this world has ever seen" I would completely expect the resounding response to be something along the lines of "..uh.. what?". There isn't anything ritualistic about that. In other words, there is a big difference between disagreeing with a statement that doesn't match what you've observed in reality at all, and being entrenched in your ways and insisting that the rising generation isn't "up to snuff". I don't see anyone dunking on Gen Z or insisting that they get their act together because they didn't have as many opportunities to dig into computers growing up. I think there is a real argument to be made that nobody will ever need to be technically savvy again if AGI ever becomes a reality. Edit: Gonna plug the book Scythe if anyone wants a fun read about an AGI run future that isn't the typical "evil AI" trope.

burnished 3y ago
The difference in examples here is scope; you'd probably raise an eyebrow if the band saw thing was followed by 'millennials are bad at building things'. They might be more likely to use a 3d printer than a lathe but that wouldnt lead to being bad at the category. And thats what I think I'm seeing here, inexperience with what we consider to be technology basics being extrapolated to 'bad at technology'. I think the argument you hint at could be interesting and have merit but to tie it back to this comment chain; I don't see any evidence of it here.