The Disappearing Digital Divide The term “tech-savvy” previously applied to a select group of early adopters or to people that everyone else looked to for help in coping with the onslaught of new technology. Today, the term applies to a much larger swath of the population, if not to virtually everyone. That doesn’t mean that everyone has the skills to become a computer programmer. It simply means that, in a world where grade-schoolers use tablets or laptops for daily classwork, technology has become increasingly second nature to the majority of people. Consider how much technology has already influenced human behavior. Today, more people access the internet on mobile devices than on desktop or laptop computers. According to the Pew Research Center, 77% of U.S. adults say

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