Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do
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The generation that grew up with the internet isn’t invulnerable to becoming the victim of online hackers and scammers.

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

  • feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world
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    22·
    5 months ago

    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.

    • Jvrava9@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      17·
      5 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.

    • jan teli@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      5 months ago

      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@lemmy.world
        English
        3·
        5 months ago

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