Keeping up with technology

I worked with a 89 year old gentleman who tried really hard to work with computers. I asked him once why he tried so hard at it, as in his particular job he could get away without. His answer was simple:

"You weren't around when telephones started, but it was simple, you got a phone. If you didn't have a phone it was hard to communicate with you. If your friends can't communicate with you you will get left out. Next thing you know those clubs and organizations you belong to pass you by, you're not going to be club president anymore and you're going to lose out on your socialization because people can't get hold of you. Eventually, you will sit in your living room, watching TV wondering where everyone has gone."

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