The digital generation that is not so digital

I do not recall the entity which declared that the so-called ‘new generation,’ the youth and youthful individuals as ‘digital’ individuals. It must have been an act of parliament or a by-law of some sort since everyone is terming the aforementioned individuals as up-to-date in technology and anything that exhibits technological advancement. Suddenly being ‘digital’ is all the swagger one needs. 

Somehow, someway, the youth are expected and are supposed to know everything that is electronically progressive. I hear parents referring to computers and remote controls that have malfunctioned to their sons and daughters who are in college or high school. “Ni yeye huwa anajua kutengeneza hii remote…..” the parents confidently say.