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Am I missing something? In what world does the average young person not use a drop-down menu? Also, doesn't Snapchat require an email to register? Do young people not use iMessage or any other messaging app to send text messages?

Are you making a joke that went over my head?

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In what world does the average young person not use a drop-down menu?

I'm thinking in terms of "old style" drop down menus, as in ones you'd see in a browser on a desktop PC. As opposed to the newer style that replace those in smartphone apps and browsers.

Also, doesn't Snapchat require an email to register?

Probably, but that doesn't mean many young people actually use email, at least not on any regular basis. Heck, the stuff about young people not using email is so old now, I feel like I'm dating myself by mentioning it!

Do young people not use iMessage or any other messaging app to send text messages?

But is that what this study looked at?

Are you making a joke that went over my head?

Not really, but I may have been engaging in just a smidgen of hyperbole.

If they get an office job they are going to have to use drop-down menus, rename files, send emails, etc. If schools only taught teenagers the skills that teenagers deem relevant... there wouldn't be much need for schools.

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