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Sure, but when you're 60 you might not be so hot on technology that you first encountered in your 50s. I'm sure today's 60-year-olds are still perfectly good a

• ineedasername 6y ago
  The implication that someone couldn't keep up with a relatively new things-- in your case vague example something they even encountered a few years earlier-- is pretty much the definition of ageism. Anyone who decides to keep their professional skills current will do just fine whether they're 5 years out of school or 40 years out of school. If someone doesn't keep current & is 5 years out of date on their skills, there's not a lot of difference between a 30 year old and a 60 year old that are equally 5 years out of date. Though the 60 year old might have decades more of experience working in their advantage, so maybe the two aren't equal.
• blackrock 6y ago
  25 years ago, the hot technology was dial-up modems. And PCMCIA cards to connect to WiFi. Haven’t had much use of that lately.