We need grandkids to teach us today's tech Of course, the digital era now descends upon us with full wrath.

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: April 13, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

Did you ever consider that the centuries repeat themselves? Are we witnessing a recycle of tech bewilderment? A century ago, it was commonplace for immigrant grandparents, eager to be assimilated into the New World scene, to undergo mixed emotions about it all. Timidly, with great trepidation, they began the re-education process: language, culture and -- terrifyingly -- newfangled gadgetry. What to do when the telephone jangles, how to mount an awesome horseless carriage, how to tune that mysterious radio.

In this system, the most notable feature was the grandchild who served as the ...

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