At the end of this month the TV signal changes. People in Denmark using 
antenna for TV will not be able to after that date without buying a new TV 
or change connection. All solutions costly.
Older and sick people often get their information about Corona virus and 
what to do from TV. They are the main users of antenna and older TV. Guess 
what? The group with the highest virus risc is also the group that did not 
have the money to buy new TV.
I think only our government did not know this;-)
I think they will soon realise that not everyone owns a smartphone either. 
Advice using this and only this for payments will not change anything for 
people that are just not able to.
Forced digitalization is a nightmare to lots of people.
Do you think that younger people loving all the new possibilities will all 
be loving it when they get old? Being able to keep up constantly, having 
the money for constant upgrades?

An old man I knew bought the latest and the greatest smartphone. (That was 
long time ago now, when they were all new on the market). He gave his son 
the same model. The son patiently showed and explained everything. Slowly 
and repeatedly. The problem was that the old man did only hear half the 
words really needing also to upgrade the hearing aid. He did not really 
understand what was happening at the screen, the sight being old too, and 
the glasses not newly upgraded. How to swipe, well not easy with trembling 
fingers.

When the old man got sick and in hospital he had the smartphone with him 
for easy contact with family. The nurses got really exhausted and had to 
remove it. He got so frustrated not being able to use it and throw it at 
them.

Internet has given us a lot of opportunity to work together around the 
world. Being in contact constantly and all that. It is not for everyone 
though and I think it is also isolating people left all alone to 
themselves. 


Birthe

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