annals in generational digital living

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scene: the back room.  the old man is surrounded by his books and has the TV on showing the movie Interstellar [2014] and has just fired up the laptop.

nick enters the room and sees the old man tapping at the keys of his computer.

nick: what are you doing, dad?

old man: i'm writing an email to my friend.

nick lets out a sigh and shakes his head.

nick: what's with the obsession of old people with email?

old man: ???

nick: and why do old people write such long texts, when one word, like yes, will do.

old man: i'll remember to keep my texts short if i ever get a phone and start texting.

nick leaves the back room to the old man tapping out an old fashioned email to his friend.

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