Anonymous #3 19h

You have to actively combat that imo. Obviously when you’re old asf it’s a little too late for that… But if you’re in your 30s-40s and feel like you’re getting left behind technologically… you WILL get left behind if you don’t update your skills… which is what happened to them

5

Anonymous #3 19h

I see what you’re saying tho

3

Anonymous #5 16h

That’s why you update those skills before your neuroplasticity declines

1

Anonymous OP 15h

this is so tone deaf it’s crazy

-1

Anonymous #5 15h

It’s not tone deaf to think people should be aware of their own declining neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity is something that happens to EVERYONE with age. You can almost predict it. HOWEVER, you can REDUCE the decline of your own neuroplasticity by exercising your brain with continued learning as you age. It’s like a muscle. Don’t use it? You lose it.

5

Anonymous #5 15h

Also, if you read my comments, you would see that addressed elderly people, and I also addressed why I don’t think it’s an excuse. If you’re in 30s-40s and feel like you’re being left behind as technology advances, it’s on YOU to keep up… because you WILL be left behind.

4

Anonymous #5 15h

Cuz if you CHOOSE to not keep up with technological advancements, that is your own fault.

0

Anonymous #3 15h

oh god i’m the same you as bro we gonna be the annoying old people not willing to make the effort to learn the new tech 😭

1

Anonymous #6 15h

I drive for Doordash and I see it all the time. "Can someone take my order or are you closed? This is insane" sir this is mcdonalds at 2pm. obviously they're not closed.

1

Anonymous OP 11h

have fun with all that hate in your heart or whatever. disparaging old people and not having an ounce of empathy to understand that someone is approaching the world with different predispositions than you is a weird hill to die on.

0

Anonymous #5 2h

“Have fun with all that hate in your heart” Good fuckin’ bye you’re not getting me with that shit 🤣🤣🤣 Yes. I’m NOT empathetic for people who are intentionally put themselves through learned helplessness. Not sorry about that. And literally all I said was cognitive and neuroplastic decline is inevitable, but there are steps you can take to reduce it, such as being OPEN to learning. After a certain age, some people CHOOSE to close themselves OFF from learning. Continued learning is a choice.

1

Anonymous #5 2h

The people who struggle with technology NOW were at an age where they could’ve chosen to kept up with advancement if they wanted to, but they DIDN’T. I have coworkers in their 60s who know more about technology than coworkers in their 50s. That’s proof right there. And it’s VERY clear that you’re just annoyed no one’s agreeing with you, so you’re trying to “moral compass” your way through this convo.

1

Anonymous #5 2h

And to call what I said “disparaging” is such an INCREDIBLE exaggeration—I’m impressed. To “disparage” is different than to criticize… which is what I’m doing. I’m criticizing individuals in that specific age group for choosing to not keep up with technology when they previously had the cognitive capacity to do so.

1

Anonymous #5 2h

I literally acknowledged that too, “obviously when you’re old asf it’s a little too late for that. But if you’re in you’re 30s - 40s and feeling like you’re getting left behind as technology advances, you WILL get let behind if you don’t update your skills” That’s not disparaging. It’s a statement. A cause and effect.

1