Old people and computers
 

thoughts?

My grandparents have a computer and I'm not even sure what they do on it.

They probably read up about birds or something.

But no, that's wrong. They have billions of bird books.

They are funny.

I have to speak to them at work. Most of them are ok, if entirely baffled by the box in front of them. Some of them (men) think they know what's happening, and interfere. The most annoying category are the ones who do exactly the same thing wrong, day in, day out, and categorically refuse to listen to me when I tell them that the computer does not have any thoughts or emotions or desires to 'change their passwords' or stop them from doing work in some way. These people also come in the flavour of 'young'.

Hahahaha
Oh my god, this is gold!

What kind of work do you do, if you don't mind me asking?

I know what you mean!

One of my friends is convinced that certain websites never let her log in on the first try. The computer doesn't vary, 'tard, you do.

Hahaha, no the websites are all just against her.

I fix computers, in essence. I don't mind when people fuck up. I don't mind when people's hangovers stop them from using a computer like a tool. I don't mind that some people genuinely do not understand computers. But it's the people, the old people, who seem to think that printing out every single e-mail is quicker than reading it on the screen, and will complain about the printer running out of paper when I could really do with getting my teeth into a genuine problem. They're the killers. The people who insist that by being as ground-breakingly idiotic as humanly possible they will, Canute-like, turn back the hands of time to when syphylis reigned and time was told by waterclocks and you asked a priest what Perez Hilton's latest blog was about.

I can't wait til you're old, all of you.

Actually I won't be around to see that, will I?

Shit. Now I'm really depressed. Computers make me sad. They're all out to get me and make me feel old and depressed, I just know it.

I work with two people who are north of 60. Computers aren't your enemy.

Don't worry, I'll visit when you're in the nursing home

Glice, I pos repped you on that one because it struck me as vaguely funny. You're lucky I can still remember how to do that.

Yeah, and you'll probably put poison in my prune juice to get back at me for all those times I neg repped you.

I thought we were friends!!!!

Oh, yeah, I forget. We are. Aren't we? Can I trust you?

that is the most profound statement that I have ever read on the internet.

right. moving on....

I think it would be a good idea to develop the techmology to turn old people INTO computers. even after retirement, the brain is an awesome number cruncher.

Oh my fuck I want that beagle.

I use the computer for music and google. I know how to surf the web and i know how to use itunes. other than that, computers can go to hell.

So I am taking the side of the senior citizens here.

My grandmother is actually scared of the internet. Like she thinks if she gets a PC the internet will attack her and steal her identity and ruin her life.

My great grandmother is scared to use her cable.