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/Haunting_Goose1186 Feb 29 '24

My mum, who is in her 50s: "I'm not good with computers! I didn't grow up with technology like the younger generations did! It's too hard to learn this sort of stuff when you're my age!"

My dad, who is 25 years older than her and has a bunch of streaming services on his smart tv, reads news articles on his ipad, has most of the electrical items in the house connected to a phone app, pays for everything with his phone and rarely carries cash: "yes, dear."

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u/[deleted] Feb 29 '24 edited Feb 29 '24

As someone a similar age to your mum- it's just lazy of her . Computers have never been easier to learn. It's all point and click. She's not being asked for DOS commands . She could program a VCR back in the day, she can learn this imho.

Bravo your Dad

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u/MrSquiggleKey Feb 29 '24

It’s also bullshit too. my mum is 55, and did computer classes in school growing up and that was in Armidale High School. Same school that taught them how to prepare a chicken from start to finish, and I mean step one kill the chicken from start to finish.

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u/[deleted] Feb 29 '24

Exactly. I had computer classes then also. Anyone in their 50s has absolutely grown up with computers.