> Being a digital native doesn't automatically mean you're computer savvy.
I don't have time to properly dive into this, but adding "origin of digital native" to my todo list.
I feel like digital native has always been about how people who grew up with certain devices use those devices differently than people who didn't grow up with them. People who grew up with desktops, might use mobile devices as if they were smaller desktops. People who grew up with mobile and use mobile as a primary device, might approach desktops as they would with mobile. Old habits die hard. I believed that digital native describes how someone might interact with interfaces, not about how they understand underlying tech. The term would also make more sense when applied to products. You want to know how different demographics use your products.
I don't have time to properly dive into this, but adding "origin of digital native" to my todo list.
I feel like digital native has always been about how people who grew up with certain devices use those devices differently than people who didn't grow up with them. People who grew up with desktops, might use mobile devices as if they were smaller desktops. People who grew up with mobile and use mobile as a primary device, might approach desktops as they would with mobile. Old habits die hard. I believed that digital native describes how someone might interact with interfaces, not about how they understand underlying tech. The term would also make more sense when applied to products. You want to know how different demographics use your products.