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This is a sad fact of modern life that I never thought about before: a lot of older people’s social interactions are being automated away:
Automated checkouts 'miserable' for elderly shoppers http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-42052234
There’s often articles saying that active social lives are important for mental health, especially in older people. It must be very difficult for some people now.
@DragonIV True. The recent drive in the UK (and probably most other Western nations) to digitise government services must be upsetting for some people.
@cbowdon
That's definitely part of it.
Also playing into this is the lack of comfort the older generation has with automation and computer interfaces. The oldest of us don't all have cell phones, nor home computers, so these are a terrifying intrusion on their day to day lives.