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ficbot · 01-31-2011, 02:36 PM

I spent most of yesterday helping my aunt get her new Kindle (which she got from me) set up, and during our adventure, it came out that she has never been on the internet before. Email, yes---she could handle Outlook Express just fine. But the actual Firefox/Internet Explorer/Web thing, nope. Never ever. I feel a little dirty that her first website ever was Amazon.com but oh well.

I was honestly surprised to still find someone out there today who has never been on the web. I give my 87-year-old grandparents a pass, but this is an educated, capable lawyer who is maybe 60. I can't believe she has never done anything on-line!

Do you know anyone who still hasn't joined the internet age? Or is my aunt just an anomaly?

01-31-2011, 02:36 PM	#1
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	Do you know anyone who has never been on the internet? I spent most of yesterday helping my aunt get her new Kindle (which she got from me) set up, and during our adventure, it came out that she has never been on the internet before. Email, yes---she could handle Outlook Express just fine. But the actual Firefox/Internet Explorer/Web thing, nope. Never ever. I feel a little dirty that her first website ever was Amazon.com but oh well. I was honestly surprised to still find someone out there today who has never been on the web. I give my 87-year-old grandparents a pass, but this is an educated, capable lawyer who is maybe 60. I can't believe she has never done anything on-line! Do you know anyone who still hasn't joined the internet age? Or is my aunt just an anomaly?