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the idea that someone who was 20 in 1995 is too old to be comfortable with computers is a horrifying and offensive stereotype that deeply worries me for my own
by dingnuts 2y ago
the idea that someone who was 20 in 1995 is too old to be comfortable with computers is a horrifying and offensive stereotype that deeply worries me for my own future
our industry is old enough that the first generation of pioneers has died of old age.
Do you really think someone who grew up with computers in the 80s is incapable of using a smart phone? These are people who are still in the workforce today. These are your most skilled colleagues.
Some of them probably designed the device you think they're too old to understand
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- ericd 2y agoI don't think anyone is denying the existence of Greybeards, it's more that the field has exploded so much in the meantime that the probability of a random 30 year old being in it is much higher than the probability of a random 50 year old.
- vel0city 2y ago> someone who was 20 in 1995 is too old to be comfortable with computers I know people who are in their 20s and 30s who seem to be uncomfortable with computers, cloud technology, and especially AI. In some ways I'm one of them. I will never let an always listening AI helper be in my home. And I'm <40.
- xattt 2y agoThat’s different. One is fear of the unknown, the other is a precautionary fear of what could be.
- dylan604 2y agoNot really. A lot of people in their 20s might have never actually done much with a computer, yet they cannot put their phone down. I know lots of 20-somethings that cannot type. I know even more that do not own a traditional "computer". It has nothing to do with fear, but lack of need.