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When technology makes you feel obsolete in modern life

I'm 75 and learning to use a smartphone and feel completely stupid, like the world moved on without me and I'm some kind of relic.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Rapid technological change can create feelings of cultural displacement and inadequacy in older adults trying to maintain relevance.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Identity in old age and approaching death?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.