Kids can't use computers, and why it should worry you (coding2learn.org)
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fdeage Feb 4, 2020 | on: Ask HN: Do you feel like digital literacy is falling among… | context

By the way, a very interesting article on the same subject: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6186730

lwhsiao Jul 21, 2023 | on: Most Gen Z are not good with computers | context

Reminds of ot his great blog post: "Kids can't use computers...and this is why it should worry you" (2013) [1].

> The truth is, kids can't use general purpose computers, and neither can most of the adults I know. There's a narrow range of individuals whom, at school, I consider technically savvy. These are roughly the thirty to fifty year-olds that have owned a computer for much of their adult lives. There are, of course, exceptions amongst the staff and students.

Discussed previously on HN [2].

[1]: http://coding2learn.org/blog/2013/07/29/kids-cant-use-comput...

[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6186730

ColinWright Jul 5, 2014 | on: Kids Can't Use Computers... And This Is Why It Should Worry… | context

There was a massive discussion when this was submitted a year ago[0]. Discussion there is closed, of course, but if you value what the HN community thinks, you might like to read that before commenting here.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6186730