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Originally Posted by Sion
damn...that's a funny line
btw, if you think the self check-out is bad, you should have seen the self-service gas pumps when they took over in the mid 80s....
I worked at a gas station for 2 years during that era, and on a daily basis I had to wonder how some people managed to get dressed by themselves...
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...or breathe.
I'm going to paraphrase one of my favorite movie quotes from 40 year old virgin: people are putting the technology on a pedestal. If they just walked up, without doubt, and followed the instructions, they'd be fine. The problem is doubt and fear. Recently, I had to teach my dear old grandma about how to use Dish Network's remote control and simple OS. She's a wonderful woman who wouldn't hurt a fly, but she's also stubborn and afraid of change. What should have taken 15 minutes too weeks. She still doesn't use the menu. She allowed the technology to intimidate her before she even tried it, which was detrimental to her learning that technology. She's a smart woman. She was working with pioneers in medical technology 40 years ago.