Up until… Id say 2005 or so… using the internet, or even a computer, wasn’t a requirement for a large number of jobs.

Up until around then, you could still live a very full, and productive life, without ever touching a computer (embedded doesn’t count here).

That point was about just under half my life…

The summers of the 90s? I barely touched a computer, and almost never on weekends.

There has been a massive, and rapid shift in paradigm for people who lived through that gap.

That said, yes, people can keep up, but it wasn’t required until it caught loads of people by surprise.

Exactly. I’m 61, and I first used a computer in 1980. My uncle was receptive, so as I helped him over the years, he became more and more proficient until now. He can do most of his troubleshooting on his own, and he’s ten years older than I.

I did not have any exposure to internet my until having to join online classes in 2020 pandemic, and it was still not as bad as some people make it seem.