Absolutely.

The US does not teach much critical thinking, as another poster pointed out. We de-emphasize the humanities and make STEM rote memorization based.

Why they think kids should just be better at it than grown adults idk

Critical thinking is not the same as being immersed in a medium. This article conflates the two.

There maybe a correlation at some level, because you cant critically think about a medium without any exposure.

Especially early adopters might have more critical thinking skills, in general, because they seek out new things and aren’t subject to everyone just having a phone. Thinking the status quo isn’t good enough or could be better is a critical thought.