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Ageism in Tech

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 20, 2025,
updated Jul 20, 2025

magnetic fields

Your protocol is "old"
It's not bloated enough

Your format is "old"
It doesn't support the latest security problems

Your backup tape is "old"
It only holds up to 580 terabytes and lasts many decades (tapes do have a much longer lifespan than HDDs and SSDs)

Your compositor is "old"
It still supports programs/games from the 1980s

Your car is "old"
It doesn't require remote updates

Your mouse is "old"
It doesn't require batteries

Your phone is "old"
It still works when the Internet is down or there's a power outage

Your browser is "old"
It renders articles' text fast, without enabling a dozen trackers

Your music is "old"
It does not "expire" because some remote server says so

Your motherboard is "old"
It does not "phone Microsoft" to check if it's OK to boot BSD or GNU/Linux

Your printer is "old"
It does not reject a perfectly OK cartridge that doesn't cost an arm and a leg

Your screen is "old"
It does not require a cable with a computer inside the cable, quadrupling the cost of the cable

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