The smart phone generation seem to have lower computer literacy than millennials largely due to smart phones hiding away a lot of the workings. In the UK age verification for adult sites came into force yesterday and like everywhere streaming services are getting very enshittified. This is going to lead kids to discovering tor, VPNs, pirating, how to make deep fakes (to fool ai based age verification), and other ways of getting what they want without restrictions.
Your argument hinges on your personal impression:
Please show us
I know, this is just c/showerthougths, but an argument cannot be based on a faulty premise.
edit: yay, downvoting! whoever did doesn’t even know if I agree or disagree with OP’s conclusion.
https://www.edweek.org/technology/u-s-students-computer-literacy-performance-drops/2024/12
It is difficult to find data comparing Gen alpha/“smartphone generation” to other generations, largely because definitions of cputer literacy and methods for assessing it have not remained stable on that time scale in the face of evolving technology