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Excuse me?! It is disingenuous to infer that a complete demographic doesn't know about how the Internet works.

For some late-age Boomers, I would agree that a large percentage of them would do this, but Gen-Xers are in their 40s and 50s, and most of them have literally grown up surrounded by technology.



I forgot to say "some/few" and I swear it was what I had in mind. Not the entire population. But I am sorry.


Old people arent idiots they can learn. My 66 year old mom is cashless, does her banking in an app and orders groceries online.


To be fair, your mother has a child who posts on HN, she's not the average 66 year old.


Late-age boomers are in their mid-70s, not mid-60s.

Edit: Did my grandparent comment get voted down because people don't know what 'disingenuous' means?


No, some of HN is apparently ageist and loves Reddit boomer memes.

You got downvoted for calling GP out.

I flagged him because it's offensive and a sweeping generalization.


What did he say? It just says "[flagged]" now


Whatever I said, I apologize to anyone who's hurt.




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