Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

My dad is 78. He retired in 95 and never used a computer. He owns lots of them but can’t use them for day to day activities, preferring to go in person to pay bills and whatnot.

He loves to argue about convenience or as he sees it, massive inconvenience.



The traditional, non-computerized way to pay bills (utility for example) is to simply mail a check. That usually still works.


Usually yes. But he also clicks yes on everything asked of him. This has led to probably comical situations where he’s in the apple store trying to pay his bill. There’s no way to mail apple a check.

Recently when I refinanced I got a mortgage and the servicer (can’t remember their name as they sold to mrcooper and then to WellsFargo) that funneled everything through their app that wanted to auto withdraw from my bank. I tried to pay by check and couldn’t get an address out of them despite multiple calls and hours on the phone.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: