Which generation can’t use a computer? 5ch says: “Just teach yourself already 😥”

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The story

In a freewheeling chat thread on 5ch’s “Nandemo Jikkyo G” board, participants got into a lively discussion about the bands that were popular back in their school days, and who’s actually good or bad with computers. Alongside familiar names like GLAY, L’Arc-en-Ciel, and B’z, one post that brought up The Folk Crusaders, a group active in the 1960s, drew a reply from a poster in their 30s who said they’d never even heard of the band. The thread also touched on photos of Hololive VTubers Pekora and Flare, plus reactions to pictures of food people had ordered, with the topic constantly shifting. But what stood out most was a generational feud over whether it’s the “yutori generation” or “Gen Z” that can’t use a computer — and opinion split right down the middle.

What people said

80AnonymousAug 30, 2026 18:34
The life I wish I'd had: dating a girl like this 😭


92AnonymousAug 30, 2026 18:36
Re: #80
Girls like this are cute, so why do they do that 'landmine' makeup with the slug-shaped smudge under their eyes? (jirai-kei style, dark under-eye makeup meant to look edgy/unstable)
163AnonymousAug 30, 2026 18:40
Re: #80
Looking at pics like this, I've started checking out the background first.
446AnonymousAug 30, 2026 19:35
450AnonymousAug 30, 2026 19:36
Re: #446
Mii-chan ☺👅
457AnonymousAug 30, 2026 19:39
Re: #446
Don't go treating her like she's some fish in an aquarium.
507AnonymousAug 30, 2026 19:57
513AnonymousAug 30, 2026 19:58
Re: #507
Wait, it's not just Pekora, Flare's doing it too?! 😱
518AnonymousAug 30, 2026 19:59
Re: #507
I don't get what this picture's supposed to mean?
Where are the people reflected in the mirror supposed to be? I can't spot them.
523AnonymousAug 30, 2026 20:00
I'm from the 'yutori' generation (Japan's relaxed-education cohort, born roughly late-80s to early-2000s), so I can't use a computer at all.
It's frustrating watching old guys older than me handle one like it's nothing.
528AnonymousAug 30, 2026 20:00
Re: #523
Not being able to use a PC isn't really a problem though, is it?
529AnonymousAug 30, 2026 20:01
Re: #523
Um, actually it's the generation below you, Gen Z, that can't use computers.
551AnonymousAug 30, 2026 20:03
Re: #523
Yutori kids really are idiots, huh 😅
Just teach yourself already 😥
594AnonymousAug 30, 2026 20:06
Time to eat~ (cutesy baby-talk for "itadakimasu") 🥺
597AnonymousAug 30, 2026 20:06
Re: #594
Yummy~ 😋
604AnonymousAug 30, 2026 20:07
Re: #594
I can't deal with those chopsticks hovering right over the mouse.
599AnonymousAug 30, 2026 20:07
606AnonymousAug 30, 2026 20:07
Re: #599
Don't strain yourself like that.
618AnonymousAug 30, 2026 20:08
Re: #599
That looks like it'd reek 😓
704AnonymousAug 30, 2026 20:18
What bands were popular when you guys were in school?
716AnonymousAug 30, 2026 20:19
Re: #704
GLAY, L'Arc-en-Ciel, B'z, Spitz
719AnonymousAug 30, 2026 20:19
Re: #704
Togenashi Togeari
779AnonymousAug 30, 2026 20:24
I only listen to the songs I used to listen to way back when.
Lately it's been nothing but The Folk Crusaders.
798AnonymousAug 30, 2026 20:26
Re: #779
I'm in my 30s and I'd never even heard of that band.
805AnonymousAug 30, 2026 20:27
Re: #779
I'm more of a Crusaders and Donald Byrd guy myself.
858AnonymousAug 30, 2026 20:31
Re: #779
What songs do you like?

Background and key points of this discussion

The “Nandemo Jikkyo G” board isn’t tied to any single topic, so conversation just keeps rolling — and this thread was a typical example, with music, VTubers, and everyday-life topics constantly swapping in and out. Where opinions split was over which generation actually struggles with computers: some mocked the “yutori generation,” while others pushed back, arguing that “Gen Z,” having grown up smartphone-first, is actually more likely to be unfamiliar with basic PC tasks like file handling. It’s worth noting that various surveys and news reports have also flagged a rise in people from the post-smartphone generations who aren’t comfortable with basic PC operations — chipping away at the simple assumption that “younger generations are just better with machines.” Also worth noting: The Folk Crusaders were a veteran folk group who scored hits like “Kaette Kita Yopparai” (“The Returning Drunkard”) back in the 1960s, and the gap in name recognition across generations showed up clearly in how the thread reacted. Posts containing personal insults or sexual content that aren’t suitable for an article have been excluded.

*This article is compiled and summarized from excerpts of the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “👊😅👊 [Back to Basics] Dub Pan House [Strongest] 👊😅👊.”

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