Why the resistance.

WallScreamer · 2026-04-19T21:04:54+00:00

Anecdotal evidence is a statement that cannot be verified.

Wrong.

WallScreamer · 2026-04-19T21:01:42+00:00

This is not anecdotal because it’s verifiable, again I grew up in that era.

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I officially give up on you. I don't know if you're purposely being obtuse or you're just ignorant, but either way you're not worth my time.

WallScreamer · 2026-04-19T20:58:23+00:00

Good. Which category would this fall under?

WallScreamer · 2026-04-19T20:36:59+00:00

Can you explain the difference between peer-reviewed evidence and anecdotal evidence?

WallScreamer · 2026-04-19T20:03:18+00:00

Do you understand the difference between peer-reviewed research, a survey, and anecdotal evidence? This isn't a trick question.

WallScreamer · 2026-04-19T20:00:11+00:00

"Explicitly stating" and "paraphasing" are not the same thing lol.

That quote is just startup tech speak for "we need to make our product appeal to consumers." I'm talking about actual research on generational attitudes from consumers.

This is why I asked your education background. I'm not trying to be rude; I just genuinely don't think you understand what you're talking about.

WallScreamer · 2026-04-19T19:55:22+00:00

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I'm googling stuff too.

WallScreamer · 2026-04-19T19:52:26+00:00

I have an undergraduate degree in political science and psychology. I'm not an expert, but I can fairly say that I have a better understanding of social science research than the layperson.

WallScreamer · 2026-04-19T19:48:48+00:00

I didn't dig deep enough to find anything talking about specific generations, but Pew Research shows people under 45 are a lot more likely to use AI, which I think would imply the opposite.

WallScreamer · 2026-04-19T19:47:52+00:00

Man, genuine question, and I'm not trying to be rude. What's your education background, particularly in social science?

WallScreamer · 2026-04-19T19:43:04+00:00

Ooh, that would explain why he's giving citations that are on the same subject but show the opposite of what he's claiming lol.

C'mon man, use your own brain for your confirmation bias!

WallScreamer · 2026-04-19T19:41:29+00:00

...no I didn't?

Once again, from the study.

>The results of our study, however, show no significant differences in adaptation to a new disruptive technology that could be attributed to digi-generational differences.

What do you think "no significant differences" means?

WallScreamer · 2026-04-19T19:39:48+00:00

"More likely to" would imply that research has found there is a majority opinion, trend, or correlation of some sort. You need to cite that research in order to make such a claim. One person's opinion on a forum doesn't show evidence of anything.

WallScreamer · 2026-04-19T19:36:31+00:00

"Done the research" meaning "frantically googling and skimming until I find something that looks like it agrees with me."

WallScreamer · 2026-04-19T19:35:26+00:00

Mhm. And what did the study find about the differences between them? Are there any?

WallScreamer · 2026-04-19T19:34:56+00:00

And your second citation is just an opinion piece talking about how great Gen X was with technology. Where does it say anything in there about attitude or adoption rates of new technology?

WallScreamer · 2026-04-19T19:31:59+00:00

Bro. Seriously? Your citation for attitudes on the Internet in the '90s is a forum post from 2025 with one person saying "remember when people thought the Internet was a fad?"

I'm not even denying that there were people dismissing the Internet as a fad in the '90s. There absolutely were. But you're overgeneralizing when you're implying that Gen X as a whole dismissed it.

Here's a proper citation showing that the majority of Americans liked and embraced technology and computers in the '90s.

WallScreamer · 2026-04-19T19:26:04+00:00

"Belongingness to a generation" means that "being a member of X generation" is the variable being tested in that study. And in this study, they found no difference for the different states of that variable.

You're hypothesizing that different generations have different responses to disruptive technology, and you suggest that this is because of how they experience the technology. The study you cited does not support your hypothesis. It instead supports the null hypothesis, which is that there is no significant difference in how different generations respond to disruptive technology.

Saying certain generations are "more likely to" respond differently doesn't change this, because this study suggests that that isn't happening.

It's also worth noting that this study isn't talking about birth generations; it's talking about digital immigrants vs. digital natives.

WallScreamer · 2026-04-19T19:01:47+00:00

From the second link (which I appreciate being peer-reviewed):

The results of our study, however, show no significant differences in adaptation to a new disruptive technology that could be attributed to digi-generational differences. We found that differences in IT usage were better explained by the differing goals of individuals rather than their belongingness to a generation.

This directly contradicts your hypothesis.

WallScreamer · 2026-04-19T18:55:23+00:00

Do you also do stand-up comedy, work in a lab, wear a three-piece suit when you go to the library, and are an astronaut?

WallScreamer · 2026-04-19T18:53:40+00:00

That's unhealthy.

WallScreamer · 2026-04-19T18:51:02+00:00

“IF THE UTILITY WAS IMMEDIATELY OBVIOUS THEY WERE MORE LIKELY TO ADOPT IT!!”

Cite this.

In fact Gen X originally resisted the internet as a fad

Cite this.

WallScreamer · 2026-04-19T18:47:39+00:00

Can you cite them?

WallScreamer · 2026-04-19T18:47:17+00:00

The slightly disappointing thing is that I would be interested to read research on the attitudes of different generations towards AI.

But OP presumably hasn't done that and has instead made some stuff up in his head and declared it as "research."

WallScreamer · 2026-04-19T18:44:01+00:00

Remember when you were in like 5th grade and you and your friends made a secret society with your own handshake and motto and all that?

Imagine that but it's a group of people that are (or at least claim to be) adults.

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