This was a joke, but I wouldn't be surprised if Unix usage started declining. I work at a University, and most incoming freshmen (for CS) don't understand what a filesystem is. Their primary computing device is their phone or a tablet, both of which don't require them to use files.
To be fair, I think most incoming freshmen at my university barely knew what a file was back in the mid 90s. None knew anything about UNIX or Linux. Things are at least mildly better now.
Many incoming freshman can't tell the difference between UNIX and Linux. Or, come to think of it, graduating students…
When you choose to ignore the wisdom of the generations before you, and re-invent "solutions" to problems people who understand the situation never had, you get blamed for screwing things up.
I believe it's a play on the "Millenials are ruining X" trope
I thought this was very funny
Everything is our fault. Haven't you been paying attention?
I've been too busy eating avocado toast and taking out more student loans
"I eat Tide Pods and I vote."
According to my millennial son, boomers screwed up everything.
Exactly!
The boomers knew you'd blame them, so they preemptively blamed the silent generation.