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Unlike subsequent generations, boomers weren’t born with the internet, and they’ve developed habits that fall outside of the internet like reading physical peri
by chaostheory 3y ago
Unlike subsequent generations, boomers weren’t born with the internet, and they’ve developed habits that fall outside of the internet like reading physical periodicals and subscribing to cable TV that they’ve kept for the past 30 years.
- pigeons 3y agoAll subsequent generations weren't born with the internet either. I guess it depends on your definition of the internet, but ARPAnet didn't start using TCP/IP until the 1980's.
- chaostheory 3y agoThat may hold water for some of Gen X, but it was still a key part of many of their formative years. Many Millennials literally grew up with it. To be clear, I'm not saying that boomers aren't smart enough to use technology. It's just that old, comfortable habits are hard to break. Facebook for many of them is a safe, walled garden compared to the wild west internet.