Ancient Wisdom: A Middle Digit to the Digital Age
“One of the temptations of old age is to view one’s earlier years as better. I’m not sure they were. But they were surely simpler,” writes Joseph Epstein. (Raquel Maria Carbonell Pagola/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Why do I have to put up with all these computer shortcuts, which usually turn out to be longcuts? Now in my late 80s, time is running out, and I have no wish to spend it trying to connect with iCloud.
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Welcome back to Ancient Wisdom, our Sunday series in which writers over 70 tell us how they are aging gracefully. Last week, Maureen Ebel, 77, described losing her life savings in Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme—and how she learned to “play the hand you’re dealt.” This week, the great essayist Joseph Epstein, 88, kvetches about dealing with technology in h…
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