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by seydor 727 days ago
At some point we should stop treating our mothers as infants. It doesnt matter that they didn't grow up with the internet, they should adapt , despite their age. It has happened before and will happen again.

(it makes me mad that similar arguments are often brought when discussing mobile phones' walled garden policies)
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barrkel 727 days ago
Oh I told her what it was, she said she'd put her reality glasses on. We'll see how it goes :)
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dingnuts 727 days ago
old people don't struggle with tech because they didn't grow up with it

well, they kinda do, but here's the thing

when you're old, all the tech that's out will be alien to you

I'm not even middle aged, I'm a tech enthusiast, and nonetheless it is happening to me already. new UI and new tools all happening too fast to keep up

we should be trying to do something about this for ourselves, not just for our mothers

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seydor 727 days ago
Sure, but if it s dangerous to you, then maybe you shouldn't be using it - at all. We trust older people to vote, they should do it in good judgement and this includes consideration of where they get their information
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