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  • Rochard
    Jägermeister Test Pilot
    • Dec 2001
    • 75733
    #1

    Do people get too old to handle nu technology?

    My wife has a silly little job, her own business, and runs a volunteer organization. Along the way she's using three computers and a laptop, and tends to keep all of her documents on a little thumb drive which she looses once or twice a year. This weekend I set her up with Google docs and she had to create a document with screen shots and it totally kicked her ass. Hours later I discovered she secretly installed Windows Office behind my back and did "the old way".

    Do people reach an age where they cannot handle doing something new?
    Herschel Savage
    Brooklyn, NY
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        • MikeRoth
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          • Jan 2011
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          #3
          Hmm, something about new crypto-currency technology and old people not understanding it...
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            • Rochard
              Jägermeister Test Pilot
              • Dec 2001
              • 75733
              #4
              Originally posted by MikeRoth
              Hmm, something about new crypto-currency technology and old people not understanding it...
              Well, I remember my parents having a problem setting the freaking clock on the old school top loading VCR.... And my in-laws, well, their TV system kicks their ass.

              I'm more worried about me getting like that.
              Herschel Savage
              Brooklyn, NY

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                • _Richard_
                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                  • Oct 2006
                  • 30991
                  #5
                  think this is all a myth. had a old family member learn how to install webcams and ims to talk with all her friends back in the ol'UK in.. 2002-5?

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                    • RyuLion
                      ClubDomCash.com
                      • Mar 2003
                      • 32369
                      #6
                      Originally posted by _Richard_
                      think this is all a myth. had a old family member learn how to install webcams and ims to talk with all her friends back in the ol'UK in.. 2002-5?

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                        • Supz
                          Arthur Flegenheimer
                          • Jul 2006
                          • 11057
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Rochard
                          My wife has a silly little job, her own business, and runs a volunteer organization. Along the way she's using three computers and a laptop, and tends to keep all of her documents on a little thumb drive which she looses once or twice a year. This weekend I set her up with Google docs and she had to create a document with screen shots and it totally kicked her ass. Hours later I discovered she secretly installed Windows Office behind my back and did "the old way".

                          Do people reach an age where they cannot handle doing something new?
                          I think people in general like to stick with what they know and what feels comfortable to them. No matter what the age is. Most people I know would barely know how to install MS Office or use a thumb drive.

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                            • Sly
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                              • Sep 2004
                              • 31376
                              #8
                              When I was young (and even now) I learned everything by breaking it. Software, computers, websites, scripts, you name it… I learned the most when I intentionally/accidentally broke something and then went back to fix it. I have found that older people do not like breaking things, it's too risky.
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                                • beerptrol
                                  Confirmed Asshole
                                  • Feb 2003
                                  • 12722
                                  #9
                                  Depends on the person. Gf's grandpa tried to turn on our tv on the counter. It was the microwave
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                                    • spiederman
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Nov 2012
                                      • 1216
                                      #10
                                      it depends on the person, when they dont want to learn it, they will never learn it. if they want to learn it, they will. don't push towards it.

                                      i guess the best thing to do is sync the thumbdrive up with dropbox or something like that, every time she plugs it in

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                                        • MaDalton
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                                          • Feb 2004
                                          • 39861
                                          #11
                                          there are things i simply refuse to use and/or learn
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                                            • BFT3K
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                                              • Dec 2005
                                              • 10764
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by beerptrol
                                              Depends on the person. Gf's grandpa tried to turn on our tv on the counter. It was the microwave

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                                                • LAJ
                                                  Gingerific
                                                  • Jun 2001
                                                  • 5567
                                                  #13
                                                  Don't know whether it's due to age, or just that enough is enough already. I simply can't be bothered with a lot of the shit that's out there.
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                                                    • DWB
                                                      Registered User
                                                      • Jul 2003
                                                      • 31779
                                                      #14
                                                      Some things just work better for others. That is why there are lots of different types of software and apps, along with OS and devices.

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                                                        • TheSquealer
                                                          Mayor of Thneedville
                                                          • Oct 2004
                                                          • 26172
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by Rochard

                                                          Do people reach an age where they cannot handle doing something new?
                                                          The answer to that is actually yes... not "cannot handle" but rather "becomes increasingly resistant to change" - Take advertising for example. Mainstream tv. They never target ages over a certain number. It's 40 i think. Basically by that age, your toothpaste is your toothpaste. Your car is your car. Your shaving cream is your shaving cream. Your ketchup is your ketchup and so on. Your habits are your habits. Your routines are your routines.
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                                                            • LBBV
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                                                              • Aug 2002
                                                              • 936
                                                              #16
                                                              Originally posted by Sly
                                                              When I was young (and even now) I learned everything by breaking it. Software, computers, websites, scripts, you name it? I learned the most when I intentionally/accidentally broke something and then went back to fix it. I have found that older people do not like breaking things, it's too risky.
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                                                                • harvey
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                                                                  • Jul 2001
                                                                  • 9266
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Originally posted by Rochard
                                                                  My wife has a silly little job, her own business, and runs a volunteer organization. Along the way she's using three computers and a laptop, and tends to keep all of her documents on a little thumb drive which she looses once or twice a year. This weekend I set her up with Google docs and she had to create a document with screen shots and it totally kicked her ass. Hours later I discovered she secretly installed Windows Office behind my back and did "the old way".

                                                                  Do people reach an age where they cannot handle doing something new?
                                                                  yes indeed. it's a proven fact and it's related to neurons losing elasticity thus having less adaptability to new learning (my wife is a psychology doctor and this is her specialty, so I hear this song like every fucking day)
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                                                                    • Major (Tom)
                                                                      So Fucking Banned
                                                                      • Nov 2003
                                                                      • 32492
                                                                      #18
                                                                      No it's just not staying current is the problem. New tech just doesn't come BAM on the scene. It creeps in at a digestible rate.
                                                                      Ds

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                                                                        • fitzmulti
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                                                                          • Jan 2003
                                                                          • 14861
                                                                          #19
                                                                          There was a window of about 4 years where I did not want to shoot pics digitally. After 25 years of shooting film, I just didn't "want" to.
                                                                          Once I did, and got used to it..."FUCK FILM"!
                                                                          Old habits die hard, man.


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                                                                            • MrMaxwell
                                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                              • Jul 2005
                                                                              • 10057
                                                                              #20
                                                                              I think it's just people don't want to deal with all of the bullshit

                                                                              Me for example, could I figure out how to use a smartphone? Of course. Would it be useful, not at all. Fuck a smartphone.

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                                                                                • Grapesoda
                                                                                  So Fucking Banned
                                                                                  • Jul 2003
                                                                                  • 46238
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  Originally posted by Rochard
                                                                                  Well, I remember my parents having a problem setting the freaking clock on the old school top loading VCR.... And my in-laws, well, their TV system kicks their ass.

                                                                                  I'm more worried about me getting like that.
                                                                                  I'm that way now... I don't even want to figure out a bunch of new shit... my phone and TV and bd player are all clever enough as it is... even cars.. and cameras will do shit I could care less about..

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                                                                                    • Supz
                                                                                      Arthur Flegenheimer
                                                                                      • Jul 2006
                                                                                      • 11057
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      Originally posted by Sly
                                                                                      When I was young (and even now) I learned everything by breaking it. Software, computers, websites, scripts, you name it? I learned the most when I intentionally/accidentally broke something and then went back to fix it. I have found that older people do not like breaking things, it's too risky.
                                                                                      Same here. I was about 15/16 when I got my first computer. I remember getting my first couple of virus' and Gateway Tech support were the first ones who taught me out to re-install my OS. It went on from there.

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                                                                                        • Rochard
                                                                                          Jägermeister Test Pilot
                                                                                          • Dec 2001
                                                                                          • 75733
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          Originally posted by TheSquealer
                                                                                          The answer to that is actually yes... not "cannot handle" but rather "becomes increasingly resistant to change" - Take advertising for example. Mainstream tv. They never target ages over a certain number. It's 40 i think. Basically by that age, your toothpaste is your toothpaste. Your car is your car. Your shaving cream is your shaving cream. Your ketchup is your ketchup and so on. Your habits are your habits. Your routines are your routines.
                                                                                          But I disagree with that..... My car is not my car. I am 44. I used to drive nothing but sports cars; The notion of me driving a truck made me laugh. At age 42 I bought my first truck, 4x4, loved it. I also just bought a jeep - love that too.

                                                                                          I try new things all the time.
                                                                                          Herschel Savage
                                                                                          Brooklyn, NY

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                                                                                            • Rochard
                                                                                              Jägermeister Test Pilot
                                                                                              • Dec 2001
                                                                                              • 75733
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              Originally posted by Grapesoda
                                                                                              I'm that way now... I don't even want to figure out a bunch of new shit... my phone and TV and bd player are all clever enough as it is... even cars.. and cameras will do shit I could care less about..
                                                                                              I was that way for a while and I had to force myself to change. Now I am always looking for new things to help make my life easier.
                                                                                              Herschel Savage
                                                                                              Brooklyn, NY

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                                                                                                • TheSquealer
                                                                                                  Mayor of Thneedville
                                                                                                  • Oct 2004
                                                                                                  • 26172
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  Originally posted by Rochard
                                                                                                  But I disagree with that..... My car is not my car. I am 44. I used to drive nothing but sports cars; The notion of me driving a truck made me laugh. At age 42 I bought my first truck, 4x4, loved it. I also just bought a jeep - love that too.

                                                                                                  I try new things all the time.
                                                                                                  I understand that or are an exception to the rule. That does lot mean the rule is not generally true. It does not apply to everything. I'm sure you and AARP will doing some business soon and their advertising will be intended for you. But if you look at 99% of what is advertised on tv after 6pm, it's not targeting you. It's targeting younger people - that's because as a general rule, people over a certain age have preferences and are more resistant to change or experimentation.
                                                                                                  Last edited by TheSquealer; 04-29-2013, 04:53 PM.
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                                                                                                  Yes, fewer illegal immigrants working equates to more job opportunities for American citizens.

                                                                                                  Rochard

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                                                                                                    • rogueteens
                                                                                                      So fucking bland
                                                                                                      • Jul 2006
                                                                                                      • 8005
                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      Try getting my 65 year old mother away from her Nintendo Wii or her Kindle Fire! And my Dad with his mobile phones!
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                                                                                                        • SilentKnight
                                                                                                          Megan Fox's fluffer
                                                                                                          • Oct 2005
                                                                                                          • 24818
                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          Originally posted by rogueteens
                                                                                                          Try getting my 65 year old mother away from her Nintendo Wii or her Kindle Fire! And my Dad with his mobile phones!
                                                                                                          I hear ya'.

                                                                                                          My 75yr old father knows more about computers than most kids these days. He got into computing on the ground floor back in the day...his first system was a PC-XT - and he's progressed with new systems every few years ever since. He does stuff with Coreldraw that'd blow your mind.

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                                                                                                            • georgeyw
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                                                                                                              • Jul 2005
                                                                                                              • 9865
                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              The older you get the dumber you get...human body degenerates...
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