Comment by Terr_

> The generation below me (Gen-Z, Zoomers?) seem to be experts at using touchscreen devices and social networks.

Pet theory: This perception is largely from their confidence in messing around until something works, which has only a loose connection to the operator's competence.

Younger generations have grown up with devices that are (A) more idiot-proofed and (B) cheaper and easier to replace and (C) less supervision when using it. This leads to a different way of approaching the problem, which may be more-effective but isn't necessarily more-knowledgeable.

In contrast, older generations who grew up with "never press these two buttons at the same time or it can explode" operate with an implicit assumption that those Kids These Days must know something their parents don't in order to mess around so casually.