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> In my experience old people do tend to struggle a lot with technology people in their 60s are the generation who literally INVENTED the technology we use now
by peoplefromibiza 3y ago
> In my experience old people do tend to struggle a lot with technology
people in their 60s are the generation who literally INVENTED the technology we use now.
they struggle with the idiotic interfaces people in the 2000s have started using
especially touchscreens that are a specific subset of the entire HID, that are rarely better than any tactile input device [1]. Just like joysticks are better than joypads when precision is necessary.
My dad (82 years old) had no problems with windows 3.1 and 95 UI, now they mean nothing to him, because they literally don't! [2]
[1] I started having loss of vision due to my age going forward, instead of backwards, and I can't use my smartphone as proficiently as I used to anymore. I've been working in tech for 27 years, I have no issue at all with mechanical keyboards, but I struggle a lot when I have to write a sentence longer than 3 words on a smartphone, it has become unusable as soon as my eyesight has become less than perfect. Imagine having every other part of your body working imperfectly and you'll realize that the problem lies in the input interface, not in the person age.
[2] except XFCE or MATE
EDIT: grammar