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Despite tech-savvy reputation, Gen Z falls behind in keyboard typing skills (www.techspot.com)

submitted 2 months ago by neme@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] nednobbins@lemm.ee 29 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I think that true "tech-savvyness" isn't really a generational thing.

Some people are just really curious about how stuff works. When they see something they aren't satisfied with, "Just do it." or "Shit just works." They want to know how and why it works. When you hand those people a computer, machine or flower they'll poke at it and try to understand it better.

It's not clear that typing skills are actually needed for that.

I max out at around 80-100 WPM but I only sustain that when I'm transcribing something. When I need to learn about technology, it's much more about reading than typing. When I actually need to do some coding, I spend much more time staring at the screen and looking up stuff on Stackoverlow than I do actually typing.

Most of Z is not savvy at all, just like with every generation. And just like with every generation, some of them will push the envelope of technology. I doubt that lack of typing will slow those folks down.

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The best I ever typed was like 40-45. And now I two finger type more often than not :(

While typing is a useful skill, I don't think it has any correlation to "tech savvy" skills.

[–] nednobbins@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

That sounds just fine. I'm pretty suspicious of someone who claims that being able to save 30 seconds typing that post would make you more tech savvy.