In my experience young people are just as good at face to face interaction as they have ever been, but they now integrate online communication into the same interactions.

It's different but I think it's wonderful.

I actively work to learn how to do the same, and it's like having an extra-sense. The ability to backchannel while also doing face-to-face adds elements to communication that people who don't do it fail to catch.

(I'm 49 if it matters)