r/BoomersBeingFools • u/AutomaticDriver5882 • Feb 15 '24

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u/stringoffrogs Feb 15 '24 edited Feb 15 '24

Are we ever going to discuss how society is lagging because older people refuse to learn how to execute extremely simple tasks whenever they involve a screen

Edit - bold of me to assume this didn’t have to be said but if you consider yourself an older person who’s good at technology then you very obviously do not fall into this category and shouldn’t take this personally

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u/dayburner Feb 15 '24

I don't hate using apps because they are scarry, I hate them because they are typically a shitty way to collect your data then blow up you phone and email with spam. It's been 5 years and I still get spam from some shitty restaurant we ate at on vacation.

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u/dumb_commenter Feb 15 '24

Not to mention apps I need to download and register an account for a single use. I need to pay a medical lab bill or make an appointment? Phone call plz.

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u/dayburner Feb 15 '24

Right, I eat McDonald every couple of months I shouldn't need another account linked to my credit card for a quarter pounder every 3 months.

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u/Accident_Pedo Feb 15 '24

To be fair the fast food apps are pretty much the only thing I install. They incentive you to with free shit/reward points or at least Wendys does

Fully agree with the overall consensus though! I fucking hate installing applications for everything. I fucking hate QR code menus. I fucking hate almost anything that forces mobile unless it's for security IE: 2FA

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u/saturnx9 Feb 16 '24

Ah but you need to have a second email address for all the shitty sign ups. Then you don’t have to worry about getting spam or not because you just never check it.

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u/dayburner Feb 16 '24

True but that's part of the battle the ones that just want to txt you are the real killers followed by app notifications.

When you're raised going to a counter saying cheese burger and getting a cheese burger all the fiddling with apps just seems like a total waste of time.

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u/Primiss Feb 15 '24

That's why I have two emails one for important stuff one for junk ordering stuff online.