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Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do. The generation that grew up with the internet isn’t invulnerable to becoming the victim of online hackers and scammers. (www.vox.com)
submitted 10 months ago by L4s to c/technology
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Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do. The generation that grew up with the internet isn’t invulnerable to becoming the victim of online hackers and scammers.::undefined

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[–] jerrythegenius 20 points 10 months ago (3 children)

As a gen z, I agree-- I once used a terminal in front of one of my friends and he (unironically) asked if I was programming it myself.

[–] feedum_sneedson 22 points 10 months ago (2 children)

From what I can see, it's because "screens" got so much easier to use there's been no need for countless nights of screaming at the laptop until you figure something out. I mean, it was not easy becoming fluent.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago

I am scared to see what will happen when iPad kids grow up and something doesn't work, their understanding of an app is an icon with a label that you click so it opens. No troubleshooting skills whatsoever, even googling a problem isn't an option for them.

[–] jerrythegenius 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I mean, there was that one time that I tried alpine linux w/sway and then spent ~30 minutes connecting to my friends wifi (this was when he asked if I was programming it myself).

[–] feedum_sneedson 3 points 10 months ago

Right, Linux printer drivers. I am the only person on the internet that solved the issue, as far as I can tell.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Same here, I have the nickname "hacker" at school just because I use an android and am tech savy. I have seen people that didn't know what a folder was, thx apple, and thought I was hacking the school or smth when I updated some stuff in termux.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

That's wild to me that people consider using an android device to be technical in anyway. It's literally designed to be user friendly enough for grandmas and grandpas to use. iPhones have really rotted some people's brains.

[–] TheBat 2 points 10 months ago

It's them blue message bubbles causing weird things to their brains.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Same here, I have the nickname "hacker" at school just because I use an android and am somewhat tech savy. I have seen people that didn't know what a folder was, thx apple, and thought I was hacking smth when doing an update in Artix...