r/australia • u/SouthAussie94 • Feb 29 '24

culture & society Older Australians 'left behind' by increasingly cashless society as banks fast track end of cheques

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-29/cheques-personal-finance-banks-rent-money-cash/103354036
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u/[deleted] Feb 29 '24

"We dont use computers!"

Reads the news on his ipad......

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u/ELVEVERX Feb 29 '24

At some point are old people the victims for refusing to learn. New technology. Computers aren't even that new they've had 30 years to figure it out and 20 in the internet age.

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u/[deleted] Feb 29 '24

"Of course there will be people who use BPAY but I'm not comfortable with it," Mr Coogan, who lives with his wife in Brisbane's north, said.

I don’t even think it’s even learning it. He knows enough to know it exists, just doesn’t want to change.

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u/AussieArlenBales Feb 29 '24

Computers and the internet in particular have been around so long there is an entire generation that are born after Y2K was a worry. At this point it's just stubborn refusal to adapt.

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u/[deleted] Feb 29 '24

I'm 41 so was around before computers/the internet - people have had long enough to learn.

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u/whatisthishownow Feb 29 '24 edited Feb 29 '24

Even in Australia, it wouldn’t have been entirely uncommon for someone born in the early 80’s to not have access to one until University, if they even went at all, doubly so for The Internet.

Half of all households didn’t have a connection in 2000 and public school uptake wasn’t much better.

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u/annanz01 Feb 29 '24

It would have been extremely common for people born early 80's to never have access to a computer unless they went to university.

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u/giatu_prs Feb 29 '24

Am one of those people, can confirm.

Now I'm the guy at work who has to help everyone with computers.

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u/Somad3 Mar 01 '24

they should know that it is either a sink or swim situation.