Older generations, who were the ""I don't use computers"" people of your time?

Back in the day, the folks who really resisted technology were mostly the ones who just had a deep-seated fear of breaking something. I remember my uncle was the classic example; he would stare at a mouse like it was some kind of alien tech. He kept a mountain of paper files and swore up and down that he was faster with his typewriter and a rotary phone than anyone could ever be with a desktop setup. He wasn't necessarily slow or old-fashioned in his thinking, he just didn't see the point in learning a "new language" when the old one worked just fine for him.

Then there were the managers who treated computers like a personal insult. They viewed the keyboard as something reserved for the admin staff. They’d have their assistants print out every single email they got just so they could read it on paper and write their replies by hand. It was a weird power dynamic, honestly. They felt like they were above the actual mechanics of digital work, but deep down, they were just terrified of looking incompetent in front of the younger crowd who already knew all the shortcuts.

Most of these people eventually gave in once smartphones became standard, but the transition was definitely painful for them. It’s funny looking back because now we do everything on screens that fit in our pockets, but at the time, seeing someone treat a PC like it was a ticking bomb was a pretty common sight in most offices. They weren't bad people, just creatures of habit who thought the digital shift was just a passing fad that would somehow just vanish if they ignored it long enough.