Wired Wisdom

How to Age Better Online
A surprising window into the online lives of people sixty and overoffering essential insights, no matter your age.

Many popular accounts say the older you are, the greater your tech struggles. And its worrying to think of loved ones emailing cringe-worthy misinformation, falling for phishing attacks, or becoming lonelier with increasing time spent online.

But in their eye-opening book on the internets fastest-growing demographic, researchers Eszter Hargittai and John Palfrey offer a more nuanced picturedebunking common myths about older adults internet use to offer hope and a necessary call to action. Incorporating original interviews and survey results from thousands of people sixty and over, Wired Wisdom shows that many, in fact, use technology in ways that put younger peers to shame. Over-sixties are often nimble online and quicker to abandon social media platforms that