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Digital native doesn't mean good with tech, it just means that you default to expecting things to be on a website or app and are usually more comfortable interacting with it in that form. They have simply never experienced a world where constant global connectivity was not a thing. They've never had to go to the library to find out what Timor-Leste is, and never had to go on a long journey without a phone to entertain them.

It's not really a good or bad thing, just a difference. I think you'd usually find most younger people are quicker at acquiring information than average old people due to their familiarity with the tools, though not necessarily any better at turning that information into anything actionable. Most young people are just as useless outside their comfort zone as old people are.




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