Why some older people are rejecting technology

Fear of making mistakes and wider concerns about their social responsibility are among reasons why older people are rejecting digital technologies, a new study reveals.

[eddw]

This is a clear example: the brain is a muscle and needs continuo learning activities to keep it up in shape or you will have a very hard time learning new things during your elder age... scary! Isn't ?

[JustBramz]

Confused me honestly, like yes I can see why it can be such a scary thing. However, if I was a kid at one point, never having touched a computer properly and I could know the logistics it should be fine. It’s all semiotics, understanding a sign, If you see a box with a red X on it, you know that means exit or quit, you see a – you know it’s a remove, you see applications, it can’t all just look like mess on a computer for people because if you just take time and sit down for half an hour with someone there to point out unnoticeable things such as right click and left click if you’ve never used it before, you’ll do great very quickly.

[gracesuarez]

Wait. You published this in a paper journal? Where’s the link?

[AmoralPhatoz]

Take your money out of the bank and you won’t have to worry about your savings.... DUH.

[hildaelson]

At least they still want to interact with others. The problem with us millennials is that we dont even want to do that, and that’s why we are the generation of mental illness.

[iloveroblox]

why does my left click creek when I click on it?

[areamusicale]

It's not really old people. Old people used o be younger, remember. My father used to be scared to use the VHR player when I was a kid. He never went past learning who to change channels on TV.
I'm not surprised he's not able to spell "you're" or even correct any mistake he does when writing.
The stereotype of the deft dumb old man is nothing but a worsen version of an already not cleaver man.