The Digital Juxtaposition – Fun Friday

Eric Topol shared these 2 cartoons showing the interesting juxtaposition of technology in our lives:

I’m sure many of my readers will hate the 2nd cartoon which helps to perpetuate the stereotype that older people don’t want to use technology. So, I’ll just head that off by saying that many older people are great users of technology and love it. However, there is still a difference between youth that are glued to technology and the older generation that uses technology, but often prefers something printed. Finding the balance is tough.

What I’ve found interesting is watching my kids and technology. They certainly love technology and they love playing games, watching Netflix, etc. However, I’ve also realized that they still have a lot to learn when it comes to learning technology. They’re not unlike the older generation in that regard. The only difference is that they are generally more open to learning the technology. However, they’ve had such well done experiences in their games and entertainment that I think the younger generation gets really frustrated when they come across technology with a poor user experience.

A little something to chew on this Friday. Any other observations you’d add to this digital juxtaposition?

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