• Emerald@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    They don’t know how to navigate file systems

    that’s a thing we see with gen z especially nowadays, because of the advent of tag-based file management in iOS.

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      10 months ago

      tag-based file management in iOS.

      Could you clarify what this means? I’ve never used an iPhone, so I’m not familiar with how they handle files.

      Do they not use folders?

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        10 months ago

        It sounds similar to what google does where it uses a tag for categorizing instead of physical movement of a file into a folder system. Handy for exclusive use if everything exists for one purpose on the one os that uses it. An absolute pain in the ass when you need to conveniently back stuff up or require compatibility.

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        10 months ago

        They do use folders but I haven’t known anyone except older people to really utilize them. Most people just search for them. It’s flash memory and relatively few files so searching is faster then clicking through folders.

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        10 months ago

        Well, my computer knowledge extends back to some form of MS-DOS when I was 4 years old. Back then, you either knew how to operate a command line interface or you didn’t know how to actually use a computer to do anything on your own.

        Now the entire world uses computers for almost every single job. And yet, we live in a time where people are not proficient with the tools they are using to live and work.

        If your mechanic said, “I’m not much of a wrench person” you’d take your car elsewhere.

        If your typical office worker said, “I’m not much of a computer person” , 90% of their colleagues would nod, grin, and say “I know right! Computers are so dumb! So hard to use!”