Just a quick observation regarding an other cusp generation
Posted by DerbGentler@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 10 comments
Found this comment under a Gen-Jones post in their respective subreddit.
This sentiment seems to be shared by others.
I found that interesting, because normally pre-Xennials are generally considered to be not that comfortable around tech.
I just wanted to quickly share this observation with you, and I don't expect a lengthy discussion.
(I am always into reading the other cusp's subreddits and try to find similarities and differences; and also information on what makes "us" different in comparison to the "normal" generations. – Until now I found out that all of us are way more sympathetic then the bigger generations.)
charliefussel@reddit
My parents are true boomers born in ‘47. My dad has kept up with tech no problem though he still types slow. However, my mom could never figure out technology. No matter how many times I explained things to her she just couldn’t grasp it
FoppyDidNothingWrong@reddit
My dad was comfortable with tech (born 1955) until social media. He went from ahead of his time to fuckin cringe rightwing memes in the mid 2010s. F for Respects.
junepath@reddit
My mom was born on 63 and was very comfortable with tech right up until the end. My dad was born in 59 and he can barely use his cell phone without declaring it hacked or broken, because he can’t figure it out.
That said my grandpa was born on 38 and he was also very tech savvy until he died. My grandmother a couple years younger and thinks that if she gets with int the electronic field of a computer or phone that it will spontaneously combust. (That’s literally what she thinks, she’s nuts)
MotherofaPickle@reddit
OMG Same. Mom was born in ‘60, Dad in ‘58 (Gramps in ‘24).
Mom is kinda great with tech because she’s a bloodhound. She keeps at it and if she can’t figure it out, she calls tech support or an IT guy.
Dad…he just upgraded from a Blackberry a couple of years ago and still doesn’t quite know how to text, though he could do it if he tried for more than three minutes.
Gramps? Surprisingly good until recent health problems. Has his own iPhone and doesn’t take pictures or anything, but knows how to FaceTime and put stuff on the calendar.
garden__gate@reddit
My mom is 1943 (what a wide range!) and was very tech-savvy until a few years ago. She’s honestly still really good given her age.
SweetCosmicPope@reddit
My gramps was born in 34 and was very tech savvy. He was always tinkering with computers and was very well-read. Of course he was also involved in the initial roll out of fiber optic cable in southeast Texas.
My dad in 61 was comfortable using a computer for work and everyday stuff, but I wouldn’t call him tech savvy. My mom, from 64 is not tech savvy in the slightest.
I think it largely depends on economic background and interest when you start getting into those age ranges. You have to remember that our current technology was built off the back of people from those generations work.
queenofcaffeine76@reddit
My mom was born in 54, and my FIL in 47 and both are very comfortable with technology. I don't think I've ever heard either of them complain that things were "much simpler" back in the day. Even my dad, who is 72 and never had to use much tech is happily learning it.
Moxie_Stardust@reddit
My mom was born in '57 and spent 20 years as a programmer after being in the military for over 20 years. So there could be something to this.
Deletedmyotheracct@reddit
My dad is born in 64 and had a degree in early programming- like doing shit on punch cards and has always been fine with tech. Later in life he got sick of computer work and became a mailman lol. His biggest tech obstacle now is being able to read small fonts on a screen. My mom was born in the late 50s and understands nothing besides Microsoft word, email, and game apps.
djsynrgy@reddit
From my sample size of two (my Mom and second stepdad,) they were both tech savvy. The difference between them was that Mom seemed happy to eschew most of her tech interests when her career ended, but stepdad cultivated his interest past the point of normalcy; he was an OG MMORPG zombie, from the dawn of EverQuest (and it's not-online predecessors.)¹
The upshot was that I grew up and out with deep tech agility that continues to serve me very well both professionally and privately, and having witnessed what happens to an addict with unlimited time and unrestricted Internet access, I've been able to keep myself largely in-check by comparison.
¹[Epilogue: There's a long story featuring private embezzlement and subsequent prison time, but suffice to say that stepdad vanished years ago; all I can ever find of him now is his old mug-shot, and the court records. To think that guy used to lecture me about "respecting elders" and "getting a life".]