Is swiping to text a generational thing or just random preference?
I (millennial) was texting, swiping my middle finger around the screen as usual. A couple of my Gen-Z employees said "You swipe to text?" And seemed confused. I was also confused because I didn't see it as odd to do so. But by their reaction, at the time I just assumed that it must actually just be unusual in general to use swiping to text. But I just saw a different post talking about Gen Z being able to type very quickly on their phones but less-so on a computer, and it reminded me of this situation.
It made me wonder about texting habits between generations. Is swiping to text a generational thing/are millennials more likely to swipe? Or an android vs iPhone thing? Or completely random?
I'd be curious to know the demographics around this. Also, I swipe-typed this entire post.
Edit: This has been fascinating, thank you everyone who commented/comments. Based off the comments alone it seems like it's less of a generation thing and more a combination of different factors, such as prevalence of Android vs. iPhone in your circle in your formative phone-using years, physical preference (one hand vs. two, large fingers, etc.) the type of work you do/have done, and potentially the use of slang or multiple languages. Pretty neat!