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I actually heard zoomers are worse with computers in general because they just use their phones instead. So I guess it depends on the tech.
I used to teach a python scripting course to graduate students in Biology. With each progressing year, the average base computing skills actually went down. A very large fraction these days has trouble with the very concept of files and folders.
I've read that online, but I assumed it was exaggerated. You're personally witnessing students struggling with files and folders? Because that's simultaneously hilarious and a bit scary.
I work in the software industry, and sometimes I worry that I'm going to be overtaken by the newer generations, and other times I feel like I have nothing to worry about.
Indeed I have. It isn't an exaggeration.
Mobile computing and cloud storage are to blame. For a large contigent of people these days, their cell phone is their primary computing device. Those make even viewing the filesystem difficult and cumbersome, and if you're not a power user you just won't see it at all. Then, on laptops and desktops, operating systems these days very strongly push their cloud storage solutions. Again, these typically make viewing the actual structure difficult, instead one has to rely on search or recommendations.