I'm looking for a word that could be used to describe someone as being comfortable with something (in this case technology) due to having grown up in a world with it. I know the term digital-native is thrown around a lot but am looking for something akin to this but in a single word.
I've also thought along the lines of 'familiar' but didn't quite seem to fit. Anyone else got any better ideas?
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I reckon there are more fitting words than these, but I'll carry on.
Without a specific reference to having grown up with something, you can be (or become) accustomed to [technology].
If [technology] pervaded your childhood to the extent that it is everywhere and all-around and is second nature to you, it has become accepted and incorporated into life, you can be said to have been indoctrinated into technology. The word basically means "brainwashed" or "conditioned" - but can be toyed with.
Conditioned might be worth a quick mention because it refers to "having a significant influence on or determine the manner or outcome of something."