Learning something from a computer is a very different process than learning something from a teacher or from a textbook. Because the lessons are usually structured as an exploration rather than an explanation, learning is presented and digested in a much more personal way than in the classroom. Right now, i am able to type fluently on an ipad because i was able to easily transition from typing on a physical keyboard -- the system i learned on -- to one that requires slightly different muscle memory but broadly similar keystrokes and thereby similar physical knowledge (of finger positioning and activation). One might argue that growing up with such a possibility is fundamentally different from not, and thereby it is easy to see this ability as unique to people roughly 20-25 years old or younger* ("millennials" as opposed to gen. x-ers).
Thus, it is easy to recognize what may well prove to be a massively disruptive social truth: as people born later and later gradually transition into positions of general social power and status, the norm for analytical ability and learning fluidity will gradually shift towards a higher degree of each, and society can (presumably) only benefit in response. These traits are beneficial because they (presumably) increase tolerance of change, dynamism, and responsiveness to environments. In a world increasingly characterized by change and swift realignments in norms, it can only serve us well to be more accustomed to such things, and the future is bright!
*whether or not this perception is demonstrably true is the purview of social scientists, not your humble editor.
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