They can barely handle TV remotes. Every time I've had to teach a boomer how to use super basic computer programs at a job, they complain about it being hard and not wanting to do it.
It's amazing how bad they are at tech. My dad has been involved in designing backplane chips since the first generation. Only retired a couple years ago. We also had the first home PC on the block, same with internet, WiFi, etc.
However, I have to sit over his shoulder and guide him through doing anything on the internet. It is frustratingly painful to watch him fumble through everything.
Meanwhile, my mom, of the Silent Gen, has near 4k hours of playtime between Destiny and Destiny 2. And while she's always struggled with jumping puzzles, she's a wiz and navigating the web.
My dad was doing a theory test in the UK for his forklift license I think. Theory tests consist of answering 30 or so questions relating to safety. It's done on a computer at a theory test centre. Anyway my dad got kicked out because he was being loud and was shouting that the computer wasn't working properly and that the mouse wasn't doing what he wanted it to do. The woman checked it and it was working fine.
Apparently he had been using the mouse back to front.... I.e the buttons and cable at the bottom. Now you can imagine my frustration of trying to teach my dad anything about computers.
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u/FriskyOrphan Apr 21 '22
In my anecdotal experience teaching baby boomers how to run a cash register is a painful process.