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INPRIMATU
Technology
Illiterate
Diana Franco Eguren 2023ko irailaren 12a

For some, technology is the only and sometimes it exists. But supposing that technology is going to solve all the problems of life, I think we're focusing on different scenarios that don't benefit society.

There are many ways to do things in the world, if you don't have hot water, you can bathe with cold water or warm up and bathe in a casserole. But so much is the benefit of having hot water right now, that it wouldn't change for other technologies. If I lived in the mountain, with a lot of time and quiet, maybe having hot water at home wouldn't be a problem for that much. Human needs depend on different eras, places and ways of life, and the perception of technology is conditioned by them.

I have recently been able to discuss these issues with some heads of Bilbao (+65). They live alone and alone. They have explained to me that they do not feel part of today's society, that they feel illiterate. They've realized that digitization is everywhere and that it's becoming necessary to move their lives forward. Perhaps, if you lived in a small village, along with your family, in an environment where you can weave other social relationships, you could autonomously channel many needs for life. But these gentlemen I refer to live in cities, on small, lonely floors, far from the family (if they have family). The ability to cope with day-to-day life is reduced as digitalization progresses, despite the efforts they are making. How far can we learn human beings? Last week, an 82-year-old asked me for help with internet management that he cannot do physically. We all have limits, and perhaps with the changes in technologies and the changes that this will entail, we too will be illiterate at some point. There is a lot of talk about promoting relations between different generations, in that listening, but we will have to think about ways of promoting relations between different generations, but the elderly will always live in isolated layers, unable to cope with the social transformations that technological transformations will bring.