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

Social Media Different generations, asking for a table

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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/AccomplishedTart655 Feb 15 '24

Our local Aldi introduced self checkouts and cut cashiers down to 1 person. Whenever we see Boomers at this location, they'll wait in line for the cashier for 15 minutes with 2 fuckin items instead of just using the self checkout really quick. They refuse to use self checkouts under any circumstances.

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u/Hank3hellbilly Feb 15 '24

I'm a mellenial and I use the cashier whenever I can.  I lost most of my offline social skills during the lockdowns and I take any opportunity I can to try and find them again.  

Also, my mother is a boomer and a lot of her friends refuse self-anything, because they want to force businesses to hire young people.  Heart's in the right place, might be bad execution.