Re:Kids might be digital natives – but a study shows they ar...
by ChrisArchitect on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @10:51AM
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There's been discussion on here about this before, some of the more techie types on here wondering why ppl don't know basic stuff about insides of machines, filesystems etc. (I get it/the frustration is real)
But this is all part of a general change in computing to mainstream/consumer devices from what it was before and companies like Apple definitely have pushed it far in that direction with closed off OS systems that don't let/want you to see how anything works or change anything like settings, the malleability, and closed wall garden systems that iOS brought us. Android too obviously, but much less so.
It's tough it's just the world the youth have grown up in but also in certain pockets there's a light (if you think ppl need to know more) where there's more experimentation and access and exploration in STEM areas etc. More access and information to the niche worlds of creating/tinkering etc than multiple generations before could dream of. Here's to positivity that it continues to bring bright leaders to the fore
But this is all part of a general change in computing to mainstream/consumer devices from what it was before and companies like Apple definitely have pushed it far in that direction with closed off OS systems that don't let/want you to see how anything works or change anything like settings, the malleability, and closed wall garden systems that iOS brought us. Android too obviously, but much less so.
It's tough it's just the world the youth have grown up in but also in certain pockets there's a light (if you think ppl need to know more) where there's more experimentation and access and exploration in STEM areas etc. More access and information to the niche worlds of creating/tinkering etc than multiple generations before could dream of. Here's to positivity that it continues to bring bright leaders to the fore