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by tssva 1069 days ago
The author tries to make this an age issue. Young travelers love the technology and older travelers don't. I'm not sure where she thinks the cutoff point is. She makes sure to point out that one fan is 33, so that is below whatever she thinks the cutoff point is. My fiancee is 39 and doesn't love all the technology when we stay at hotels. I find it convenient and appreciate it. I'm 54.
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You know that meme of the VCR (Video Cassette Recorder, for the youngin's) with the clock that's blinking "12:00" until the kid comes and fixes it? Well, those VCR-fixin' kids are in their 50s now. So at what point does the author just confess that they're a cranky techno-phobe (and nothing wrong with that!), rather than blaming it on age?
39 and no thanks. It doesn't "just work" and honestly I just want a place to lay down and sleep. The hotel room is not the destination.