pizzainoven t1_jde3j2j wrote on March 23, 2023 at 7:02 PM

Reply to comment by FKreuk in Apple employees face reprisals, possible termination over return to office policy by OutlandishnessOk2452

good luck affording a place to live within a 1 hr commute. there's a 2br townhouse in Cupertino, CA listed for about $1.4 million USD>

pizzainoven t1_iuj68kw wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:55 PM

Reply to comment by patniemeyer in Left in isolation: how the online revolution failed our elderly people | As day-to-day services increasingly move to the internet, older and vulnerable people are cut off by SetMau92

https://www.grandpad.net/

pizzainoven t1_iuidr80 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 3:46 PM

Reply to comment by soulhot in Left in isolation: how the online revolution failed our elderly people | As day-to-day services increasingly move to the internet, older and vulnerable people are cut off by SetMau92

I actually don't find that weird. It would be nice if she could use a basic cellphone so she could call or text someone if she gets in an emergency outside the home. But stuff like FaceTiming the grandchildren, I get how she sees that as unnecessary. She sees them 1x a week and gets updates from you and your wife, perhaps that is enough for her? Tablets, sure, but from her perspective she already had resources for getting the news, weather, and entertainment from other sources so why add something else?

I kinda get it. Why add more to your life if you're satisfied with what you have.

pizzainoven t1_iuid8mt wrote on October 31, 2022 at 3:42 PM

Reply to comment by bror313 in Left in isolation: how the online revolution failed our elderly people | As day-to-day services increasingly move to the internet, older and vulnerable people are cut off by SetMau92

The well-to-do will always be OK but there is an increasing number of seniors in the USA who are living in poverty. Fixed income and expenses are rising. They don't have the money to pay an additional fee (internet) and paid coaches.