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Ikr, ever since I was kid I was told that I am part of generation that knows it's way around tech. Growing up and realizing that most of gen z can't comprehend simple IT related concepts was... disappointing.
Though at least they are aware that they need to remember their own passwords (looking at you boomers).
How much do you know about the inner workings of an internal combustion engine, yet do you still drive?
It’s a good thing imo that we’ve abstracted away the complexity of tech to make it more usable. It was a pain in the ass before (so says one of the “old” techies on lemmy haha)
> How much do you know about the inner workings of an internal combustion engine, yet do you still drive?
A fair bit from a theoretical perspective, actually. I've got a copy of Fundamentals of Motor Vehicle Technology on my shelf and I figure 50 years ago, I'd have been one of those people taking apart and putting together a motorcycle engine during the summer instead of figuring out how computers worked.