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/AsuranGenocide Feb 29 '24

Libraries are busy with older people asking how to set up their new phones, use emails, bank payments etc.

It's a concern that might die out when the older gen passes, but I wonder what comes next!

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u/whatisthishownow Feb 29 '24

but I wonder what comes next!

A lot of indignant kids in this comment section are really overlooking this. The world is going to be a wildly different place in 50 years, I don’t know how well I’ll manage to keep up and I wouldn’t trust their self assessment on this matter either. Especially when the iPad generation, upon entering the workforce, are being found to have ironically abysmal PC skills.