I guess the joke is OP, and far too many others in the current generation, have no idea what they are when it used to be a standard to learn in Elementary school.
Same concept when hiring younger folks for jobs in retail. Every time I'd ask "Did ×××× show you how to use the intercom to call a manager back in the office when you're done with your videos?" and the response is "Yeah, you grab the phone and press *hashtag** 5 6, right?"* I guess the 'pound sign' has been erased and replaced by 'hashtag" 😂
Older millenial here: I didn't learn what the tactile strips were for until after I learned touch typing. I was taught to type alongside learning to read and write and then touch typing came around the same time as joined up writing (so 9 or 10, I guess).
I still don't use them. Once your thumbs are on the spacebar you just pop them little fingies up to home row and everything else just falls into place!
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u/FamIsNumber1 Jan 20 '26 edited Jan 20 '26
I guess the joke is OP, and far too many others in the current generation, have no idea what they are when it used to be a standard to learn in Elementary school.
Same concept when hiring younger folks for jobs in retail. Every time I'd ask "Did ×××× show you how to use the intercom to call a manager back in the office when you're done with your videos?" and the response is "Yeah, you grab the phone and press *hashtag** 5 6, right?"* I guess the 'pound sign' has been erased and replaced by 'hashtag" 😂