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Older adults who feared confirming the stereotype that they cannot manage technology were using computers less a year and a half later, while the reverse did not hold, which puts the adaptation problem somewhere other than in the person

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (762+ words) When older adults internalize stereotypes about their tech abilities, they withdraw from digital tools entirely—suggesting the real barrier isn't resistance but the weight of expectation itself. The way the question is usually put contains its own answer. Older people…...