# why do old people become bewhildered in the face of advancing technology?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 13, 2004, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-old-people-become-bewhildered-in-the-face-of-advancing-technology/274489 "2004-11-13T00:33:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2004, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-old-people-become-bewhildered-in-the-face-of-advancing-technology/274489/41 "2004-11-14T23:45:45Z")

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> [@Eats\_Crayons](#):
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> Or you can just fill out he same slip you’ve been filling out for 50 years and hand it to the teller.

I can’t resist mentioning that I’m not the only senior citizen that has their check automatically deposited, which beats the hell out of fooling with an ATM machine.  
Before that I signed the back of the check and turned it over to my wife. 😉

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