Smart-alecky young whippersnappers need an occasional reminder
about showing proper respect to their elders. Having
embraced my inner curmudgeon, I was pleased to
see that nice young lad. John
Hawkins, kindly correcting the myth "that old people
can't figure out new technology":
Many people believe, erroneously, that old people can't figure
out new technology. This was something that came up while I was
at RightOnline.
Does this really make any sense? While there may be SOME
physiological changes that make it harder to "teach an old dog
new tricks," they can't be too significant given the number of
older, tech savvy people that are out there.
Personally, having done technical support, I have come to this
conclusion: Old people tend to be bad at learning new
technology because they believe that they're supposed to be bad
at learning new technology. That's it. . . .
Read the whole thing. Despite my advanced age, incipient
senescence hasn't prevented me from learning basic HTML
and a few other tricks with these computer gizmos and
Internet contraptions. And because I recently
made the acquaintance of Barbara Espinosa (my new "BFF,"
as the kids say), I thought I should offer young
Hawkins
some old-fashioned advice about addressing ladyfolks:
Oh, and being a married geezer of 49 myself, I don't mind being
called "old." Ms. Espinosa, on the other hand, lists her Facebook
status as "single," and she would probably prefer that a
handsome bachelor like Mr. Hawkins call her "darling." Or
"sweetheart." Just not "old."
You youngsters will have to excuse me now, but this blogging
stuff gets me so plumb tuckered out I need a nap.
