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Originally Posted by BWinmill
Can we get rid of these young/old stereotypes? The Internet has been popular for almost 20 years. Personal computers have been around for almost 40 years. We are well past the point where we can claim that the old folk "are not comfortable with this new-fangled technology" because the executives who make the decisions have had decades to adapt. If age is a factor at all, it is because those "boardroom seat-warmers" have been in industry long enough to know that businesses can only operate if they have a revenue stream. Pirates don't provide that revenue stream, so something needs to be done about it.
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I have no problem getting rid of the old/young stereotype. But we'd still need
something to describe those in the industry who make it painfully obvious (through their own words) that they don't even have a
basic understanding of the technology/culture that they want to exploit for all it's worth, yet still be free to demonize, antagonize and poo-poo its proponents ... all at the same time. Perhaps "idiot" would suffice?