And not even entirely by choice, a boomer - fairly well off financially - can reasonably spend years without touching the internet if they don't work.

Imma fail my classes if I don't sign on once a day, and depressed as fuck in my apartment if I can't even watch Netflix lmao

Did you even bother to skim the article? That's literally the first reason they give:

There are a few theories that seem to come up again and again. First, Gen Z simply uses technology more than any other generation and is therefore more likely to be scammed via that technology.