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  Boomers. Smart enough to invent computers. And operating systems. And programming languages. And the internet. And.... But too stupid to use them./s/s/s
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  Only if they’re assholes. 
  What a shitty take on what is basically a necessity in today’s world. If you like your family at all, don’t be a dick - help out and teach them tech as it keeps progressing. >
  
  Exactly. Someone who can’t use a computer in basic ability is seriously disadvantaged. Especially when you consider how fast technological advances have been in the last few decades >
  
  This is stupid. Boomers invented computers. In fact, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were both born in 1955. >
  
  Fun fact: most Boomer parents are not, in fact, Bill Gates or Steve Jobs. >
  
  My grandmother regularly used her computer and iPad well into her 90s and was really good at it.
  My mom is 75 and regularly live streams and maintains her organization's social media. 
  I'm gen X and I've been on the internet since 1989.  
  Maybe you just don't have a good relationship with your older family members and you should work on that. Technology is just a tool to make the world better. >
  
  Reddit hates old people, and blames everything on "boomers". >
  
  I'm gen X and most millennial I come in contact with know shit about computers. I'm sorry I taught millennial how to use the computer... >
  
  Fucking hilarious. I bet OP can't even write a basic program in any language. >
  
  Nonsense! parents and grandparents of millennials are generation x in general…. who grew up during the birth of home computing, we were at the vanguard of new technology adoption and the first people to have mobile phones.. fool. >
  
  You kidding. You know how many 18-25 year olds I get coming to work in an office and can barley use a mouse. Poking at the monitors like they are all touch screen.
  We all grew up with computers.  You are all growing up with phones and tablets.  Barely any use on the working world. >
  
  That's gen z, millennials grew up with desktops and laptops. >
  
  It was a big deal when you had a different color desktop than your friends >
  
  Why would they regret it? Now they have another way of contacting their grandparents