Yeah I'm pretty sure the author's attempt at sarcasm fell flat. Either that or they have never met any old and/or stubborn people before. Presumably they eithe

Yeah I'm pretty sure the author's attempt at sarcasm fell flat. Either that or they have never met any old and/or stubborn people before. Presumably they either don't have to fix all their relatives' computers over the holidays, or they do and are trying to make an injoke with the outcrowd.