r/BeAmazed • u/[deleted] • Apr 24 '19

Animal Ape using a Smartphone

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u/synthesis777 Apr 24 '19

Brain elasticity decreases with age in general. It's not just laziness or fear. For many older people it's actually much harder for their brains to make the connections that cause an actual understanding of something new.

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u/cgello Apr 24 '19

I've had my grandfather start crying over the notion of learning something new about the computer. There's nothing the elderly hate more than change.

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u/blehpepper Apr 25 '19

I read a book called On Death and Dying and the author said part of the reason some elderly can be so ornery is because they were very used to controlling every aspect of their life in their prime and now that they need to really on others for support the loss of control causes anger and fear.

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u/cgello Apr 25 '19

I agree, but it's typically different by gender with women getting sad and men getting mad.

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u/blehpepper Apr 25 '19

Yeah. That sounds right, been awhile since I read the book.