My topic is about how the digital divide is not being fixed amongst the older generation. Also about how there are programs trying to fix this problem but about how these programs are not being utilized to their fullest potential. This topic is important not only just to the older generation themselves because they need these skills for communication with family, jobs, and possibly just to enjoy something. This problem also causes the technology producers themselves because they could be held back from making something even better because not everyone is on the same level with technology. This becomes a problem because the technology companies do not want to keep the older easier technology around but they are somewhat forced so that they still have easier things for people. Although this doesn’t seem to be the case, it seems more older people are suffering because they can only get access to the newer harder technology that they are not used to and can’t learn the newest additions as quickly as the other generations who have grown up around these technologies.
This research that is out there for this growing problem strikes up its own problem as well. These sites and journals think they have found all of the reasons why the elders still lack with technology skills and they talk about different solutions that are out there. But none of the solutions that they seem to fix any of the problems they had just listed. If there are all of these programs and solutions out there why isn’t anything changing.
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