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posted by martyb on Saturday November 23 2019, @04:15AM   Printer-friendly
from the You-May-Be-Younger,-But-I-Have-Better-Insurance dept.

(Disclaimer: I wrote the article Creating Online Environments That Work Well For Older Users but suspect that many Soylentils will find it useful.)

A significant part of the Internet-using population is aged 50 or older — including the people who invented it. Web designers need to understand what older users need and why it's not enough to just say, "I can read it, so what's the problem?"

If you're my age you have no doubt run into more than a few web sites that are just plain useless, either because you can't read the text, or because they were designed using assumptions that those of us over forty years of age don't find useful. Whether it's our need for high contrast text, or our preference for actual words and paragraphs over video, the needs of older users often get ignored.

We are the generation that invented and grew up with personal computers. It's absurd to suggest that we are less capable of using technology. In other words, you can't complain about old people not understanding tech, and then also complain that they've taken over Facebook and Twitter. Besides, we also usually have lots more disposable income, so catering to our needs is good for business.


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Saturday November 23 2019, @06:19AM (4 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Saturday November 23 2019, @06:19AM (#923718) Journal

    That's not our EF. The author of that article seems to be burdened with some concern for drug users who get AIDS from swapping needles. EF is NOT burdened with concern for his fellow man.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 23 2019, @06:24AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 23 2019, @06:24AM (#923723)

    That's not our EF. The author of that article seems to be burdened with some concern for drug users who get AIDS from swapping needles. EF is NOT burdened with concern for his fellow man.

    A fair point.

    You seem lucid today, i guess you got your booty bump? Good show.

    By the way, I do like that song. Not a favorite, but a good one. Thanks!

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 23 2019, @06:38AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 23 2019, @06:38AM (#923727)

    Oh please! Don't be stupid. He shows a hell of a lot more concern than you do! We've seen your crazy shit! Conversely he's a man of wealth and grace! Lay your hands on the screen, and he will HEAL YOU! Do you feel it? All your sorrows will succumb to the power of ethanol!

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 23 2019, @06:42AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 23 2019, @06:42AM (#923728)

      TASTE! wealth and taste! you dumbass!

    • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday November 23 2019, @06:54AM

      by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Saturday November 23 2019, @06:54AM (#923731) Journal

      Why don't we parse your post? WTF do you mean by "concern"? Or, "stupid"? Or, "crazy"?

      I'll get back to you on that "all your sorrows" bullshit. I've led such a righteous life, I don't have a lot of sorrows. But, I'll look around, see if I can't locate a few.