Seniors, Technology, and Wealth
As long as technology has existed, there’s been a perception that seniors are not just slow to adopt it, but resistant to use it. The advent of the computer age in the 20th Century thrust that perception into the spotlight as younger generations raced toward the digital age and older generations held back. Now, in the 21st Century, computers, tablets, and smartphones are ubiquitous. Even our TVs are “smart.” Still, there are fundraisers who say things like, “Our donors are all elderly, so they aren’t online.” That’s why, in 2002 and again in 2017, we dove into research on the role that technology plays in the lives of senior citizens. Both times we surprised the skeptics.