In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, singer Billie Eilish expressed her struggles with computer keyboards, claiming that Gen Z, the generation born between 1997 and 2012, lacks keyboard proficiency. However, this assertion has been met with surprise and disagreement from Gen Z, who point to their widespread use of technology as evidence of their typing abilities.
The author, a Gen Z member born in 1999, refutes Eilish’s claim, stating that typing was a fundamental part of their elementary school curriculum. They argue that while Eilish’s experience of being homeschooled may have influenced her lack of formal typing instruction, the vast majority of Gen Z received typing lessons in school or through their interactions with technology, including smartphones, which use similar keyboard layouts to computers.
The author emphasizes that Gen Z has grown up immersed in technology and is adept at using various devices. They offer to provide Eilish with a typing lesson to demonstrate the typing proficiency of Gen Z, which stands in contrast to her inaccurate claim that the generation is unfamiliar with computer keyboards.
