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re: Why can't old people grasp technology?
Posted on 10/9/17 at 10:26 am to knowingabyss
Posted on 10/9/17 at 10:26 am to knowingabyss
we can, we do but sometimes choose not to....goes with the territory of dues being paid as one ages
Posted on 10/9/17 at 10:30 am to knowingabyss
Why can't young people do jack shite except dick around on their phones and whine about everything despite being the most privileged generation in all of human history?
Posted on 10/9/17 at 10:43 am to knowingabyss
are ATM's considered new technology... cause I swear I can kiss 30 minutes of my day goodbye if an old person gets infront of me.
Posted on 10/9/17 at 11:26 am to knowingabyss
My dad still balances his check book.... Poor guy.
Posted on 10/9/17 at 12:11 pm to whoisnickdoobs
and I bet he has health insurance too.
Posted on 10/9/17 at 12:54 pm to prplhze2000
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and I bet he has health insurance too.
What does having health insurance have to do with wasting time doing something that you can check in tow seconds with an app?
Posted on 10/9/17 at 1:43 pm to whoisnickdoobs
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My dad still balances his check book.... Poor guy.
I balance my checkbook and credit card accounts. Is that wrong?
Posted on 10/9/17 at 2:46 pm to Spock's Eyebrow
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I balance my checkbook and credit card accounts. Is that wrong?
Why don't you just check your balance with your phone or computer? Just seems like an outdated task.
Posted on 10/9/17 at 2:46 pm to whoisnickdoobs
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Why don't you just check your balance with your phone or computer?
I do. Part of it is habit. Part of it helps keep my spending in check.
Posted on 10/9/17 at 2:51 pm to NoHoTiger
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I do. Part of it is habit. Part of it helps keep my spending in check.
I guess that's understandable. My dad just is completely oblivious to the fact we have the technology to where he doesn't have to balance his checkbook anymore.
Posted on 10/9/17 at 3:16 pm to whoisnickdoobs
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Why don't you just check your balance with your phone or computer?
I've discovered errors by balancing. Also, I annotate significant purchases, which allows me to search for when I bought something, which I do a few times a year for various reasons.
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Just seems like an outdated task.
You could always call the bank to get your balance. Nothing has changed. People have just gotten lazier.
Posted on 10/9/17 at 3:17 pm to knowingabyss
I was born in the 1970s and have seen a lot of significant advances in technology. I was able to adjust to most of them but things started to get very difficult with rapid changes as I got into my late 70s/early 80s.
Finally, I admitted myself into a retirement community that has one of best virtual reality programs in the world. Now instead of struggling through technology in the real world, I'm spending most of my time in the 2010-2020 years where I can easily manage technology such as smart phones and social media (and this TD site).
Finally, I admitted myself into a retirement community that has one of best virtual reality programs in the world. Now instead of struggling through technology in the real world, I'm spending most of my time in the 2010-2020 years where I can easily manage technology such as smart phones and social media (and this TD site).
Posted on 10/9/17 at 3:18 pm to whoisnickdoobs
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My dad just is completely oblivious to the fact we have the technology to where he doesn't have to balance his checkbook anymore.
What is this technology of which you speak?
Posted on 10/9/17 at 3:18 pm to knowingabyss
why can't young people stay off my lawn?
Posted on 10/9/17 at 3:36 pm to dukke v
quote:I am one of your contemporaries; go figure...
I'm 57
I would consider myself 'handy' with technology but I've never been a so-called tech geek or first adapter type. I have friends who are, though.
I think the primary technology gap between generations exists for two reasons:
1. Younger generations see things like new technology (and language and politics and fashion and popular culture, etc.) as harbingers of their group's ascendancy over previous orders. This creates a self-interest in focusing on new technologies, even if they aren't really that new, and insisting that they are fundamentally changing human existence in ways that only they can fully understand, for example.
2. As one gets older and gains more perspective about time and change, there is often a realization 99% of younger generations' take on technological determinism is mostly wrong and that you can get along just fine, and in some cases excel, with technological accoutrements that younger generations view as passe.
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