Re:Ask HN: Did tech really revolutionize the world in the 20...
by buboard on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @07:59AM
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smartphones are still not easy to use for older people or other less skilled people. i dont' think tech did a good job there
Re:Ask HN: Did tech really revolutionize the world in the 20...
by macando on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @08:22AM
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Can you elaborate or compare with some other tech that is easier to use for them? I think using a smartphone is no harder than driving a car.
Re:Ask HN: Did tech really revolutionize the world in the 20...
by buboard on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @09:03AM
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imagine a 70 y o learning to drive then. Feature phones are easier, they have a button that reliably terminates the call even if you inadvertedly press some wrong buttons
Re:Ask HN: Did tech really revolutionize the world in the 20...
by macando on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @12:09PM
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Learning to drive in your 70s should't be that hard. From what I understood by reading the blog post, older people want features not feature phones. Do you want to be able to learn and have access to whatever is the latest tech when you're in your 70s?
"The Mobile Phone Generation by Fred Wilson
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But maybe the most amazing thing, to me anyway, is that my mom has pretty much stopped using her land line phone. She tells everyone to call her on her mobile phone. For a generation that arrived on planet earth around the same time as the rotary telephone to be abandoning the landline phone in favor of a mobile phone is really something to see.
If you think about it, though, it makes all the sense in the world. As you find it harder to do things that you used to take for granted, having your own personal computer on you or near you, that allows you to talk to your friends and family, via audio or text, see what everyone is up to, and get someone to come pick you up and take you to Church, the doctor, the store, or anywhere else, is really incredibly useful. "
https://avc.com/2019/05/the-mobile-phone-generation/