I work the front desk at a small doctorโs office, and I wish people could see what happens on the other side of the phone. Every day, older patients call us confused.
They are told to use the patient portal, upload documents, check lab results online, fill out forms before the visit, and confirm everything through a link. Some of them do not know what a portal is.
Some do not have a smartphone.
Some have one, but they are afraid to click the wrong thing.
Last week, a man in his late 80s called about his test results.
He said, โMaโam, I donโt mean to bother you, but the computer says I have a message and I donโt know how to open it.โ
He sounded ashamed.
That broke my heart.
He should not have to feel ashamed for needing a human being.
Technology can be helpful. I understand that.
But when people who built this country are made to feel helpless because everything became a login and a password, we have gone too far.
Not everything needs to be an app.
Not every answer should be hidden behind a screen.
Sometimes people need a voice.
A patient person.
A real human who says, โDonโt worry, I can help you.โ
Progress should not leave seniors behind.
Because one day, the world will move faster than us too.
And I hope someone is kind enough to slow down.
I donโt want technology to โevolveโ another bloody inch. I hate that everything demands an app or QR code. I hate supermarket self-checkouts that scold you for โunexpected itemsโ as if you have committed a hate crime with a packet of biscuits. I hate ringing a company and suddenly youโre trapped in a doom loop of an endless conversation with a robot before being left on hold long enough to waste an entire afternoon. I hate how local bank branches are closing and customer service is no longer communication with a bank manager but with an AI bot. I hate websites that force you to prove youโre human by enforcing a dystopian farce quiz to spot 3 sets of traffic lights in a fog of pixelated misery. I hate digital app passwords, verification codes and subscriptions. I hate how town centre car parks often no longer accept cash payments and the only way to park is by registering to another bloody app. I hate receiving unsolicited phone calls from an AI automated robot. And I really hate how the whole digital circus excludes half of the countryโs pensioners simply because they never signed up to live inside a smartphone.โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
Rant over.
So Barron Trump's net worth increased by $150 million in just one year. Trump was asked how this happened over the weekend. He said, "it's none of your business."
Republicans tried to impeach Biden because Hunter sold some paintings for $50,000. Trump's kids are now scamming BILLIONS and Republicans just shrug it off like it's no biggie.
Democrats should introduce national paid sick and parental leave and call it the MITCH Act. If you can be missing from your job for months as a U.S. Senator and still collect your full paycheck, working Americans should get the same deal.
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