Christine Lemmer-WebberAdults lose skills to AI; Children never build them. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-algorithmic-mind/202603/adults-lose-skills-to-ai-children-never-build-them
Embrace Civil Disobedience@cwebber This just happened 2 weeks ago. One of my grandsons had his 16th birthday. The family was pooling money so he could buy a new laptop. I didn't have cash so put a check inside his birthday card. He opened the card while we were all at dinner. He pulled the check out & actually asked, "What is this for?" He didn't know what a personal check was. It had to be explained. He even has a checking account, but had never seen a paper check. His parents, one of whom is my son, are failing.
Aatch@PattyHanson that's not really the same thing. Checks have been getting rarer and rarer for decades. I haven't seen a check in almost 20 years. Something that was important for you to understand when you were younger just isn't true for your grandson. Your son probably hasn't needed to use a check for a long time either and therefore teaching his kids about the just never came up. He's not failing because he didn't deliberately sit them down and explain what a check.