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> The days of manually writing long things will probably soon be behind us anyway Why would you want to be so low capability? How does this lack of capability

> The days of manually writing long things will probably soon be behind us anyway Why would you want to be so low capability? How does this lack of capability help you?

solardev 2y ago
Lack of capability in terms of what? I'm not a Gen-Zer; I grew up with a typewriter and I still prefer the keyboard. I'm just saying social norms and needs change with the generations, and I see a lot of younger people who can't type (and maybe don't really need to, if they're not doing IT). Unless they're a programmer or writer, there's not really a common professional need to write long things anymore, as far as I can tell. If I try to do that, I'll probably just get asked to summarize it in bullet points. I'm sure keyboards will be around for a while (they can pry mine out of my cold, dead, twitchy fingers), but typing is not the essential skill for everyone like it was in my generation. Communication will be important, obviously, but the way we communicate changes over time. My generation stopped using faxes and snail mail halfway through (and cursive was never useful for us). I wouldn't be surprised if Gen-Z and beyond come up with their own preferred ways. And if they did really need to type, there are kids who can thumb-type faster than my parents ever could on a computer keyboard.
- peutetre 2y ago
  > Lack of capability in terms of what? In terms of being able to string some sentences together without relying on AI as a crutch. If they are outsourcing their thinking then what do they bring to the table? If they have nothing to say without plagiarizing what some machine learning has plagiarized from someone else then what value do they bring? If their skill set is so sparse that they lack capability as basic as touch typing that doesn't bode well for their prospects. There's no value in deskilling yourself.

> The days of manually writing long things will probably soon be behind us anyway Why would you want to be so low capability? How does this lack of capability help you?

solardev 2y ago

Lack of capability in terms of what? I'm not a Gen-Zer; I grew up with a typewriter and I still prefer the keyboard. I'm just saying social norms and needs change with the generations, and I see a lot of younger people who can't type (and maybe don't really need to, if they're not doing IT). Unless they're a programmer or writer, there's not really a common professional need to write long things anymore, as far as I can tell. If I try to do that, I'll probably just get asked to summarize it in bullet points. I'm sure keyboards will be around for a while (they can pry mine out of my cold, dead, twitchy fingers), but typing is not the essential skill for everyone like it was in my generation. Communication will be important, obviously, but the way we communicate changes over time. My generation stopped using faxes and snail mail halfway through (and cursive was never useful for us). I wouldn't be surprised if Gen-Z and beyond come up with their own preferred ways. And if they did really need to type, there are kids who can thumb-type faster than my parents ever could on a computer keyboard.

peutetre 2y ago
> Lack of capability in terms of what? In terms of being able to string some sentences together without relying on AI as a crutch. If they are outsourcing their thinking then what do they bring to the table? If they have nothing to say without plagiarizing what some machine learning has plagiarized from someone else then what value do they bring? If their skill set is so sparse that they lack capability as basic as touch typing that doesn't bode well for their prospects. There's no value in deskilling yourself.