I’m here in sunny Florida getting ready for a swim. Tech has changed my life! I absolutely rely on my PC, tablet and phone. These devices keep me current with my life and with the world at large! It’s so easy to Google a question or check for a phone number. I make reservations for dinner and shop almost exclusively online. In fact, there are so many practical facets to the use of technology that I am startled if something goes wrong and my service is interrupted!
But I haven’t given up hand-written correspondence because I still believe that personal outreach is the best. I want to hear the sound of my daughter’s voice to “take her pulse” when she’s wrestling with a challenge and the real deal for me is face-to-face. I favor the “person” in “personal.'”
I wouldn’t give up what we have at our disposal but I hope the creative problem solving isn’t over ridden by You Tube and such. And no, I don’t miss phone booths-I always wondered what germs were on the handset and number pad!
I do miss the phone booths. I could call my mom & chat about my pregnancy. I like the new tech. Got a few misgivings, but all is ok. I hope they never automate the laundromat. Its human contact I miss, living in the country without transportation.
Devices yes, I’ve thought recently how grateful I am for air-conditioning. Conditioning, now that’s a discussion that’s what I’ve been, conditioned to having a clean house compared to a dirt floor and a solid walled house instead of a tent.
Here’s a graph (Christine Bonnington, Wired Magazine, Aug.29, 2011) which shows a trend of interest to senior women. We’re not as technophobic as we used to be. In fact, we are using smartphones, tablets, and eReaders in increasing numbers. We are the dark blue band at the top of the graph.
