Why Technology Is Not For The Poor
Technology is not for everyone. Not for the poor. Not for the elderly. And definitely not for the technologically illiterate, including the luddites and technophobes. I have assisted seniors who struggle with the use of ATM and mobile phones and apps. Lucky me, I didn't have that struggle. I was an IT person. I used to create business application programs and provide desk support to troubleshoot Macintosh computers. One of my bosses, the big man Mr Zobel, even used to call me the Macintosh man. Then, one day, I got so frustrated I could not withdraw my money because of this darned technology. "Technology sucks!" I must have said. The BPI ATMs That Sucked My Patience As an economically challenged senior citizen, I seldom go to an ATM to withdraw some cash because there's nothing much to withdraw. Most of the time, I shop online because it is convenient. But this day, I had to walk to the nearest ATM because my sister from the US sent some cash gifts to distribute for ...