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<blockquote data-quote="hempomatic" data-source="post: 1947920" data-attributes="member: 335450">Jake, I can't tell you how much I appreciate how much you've helped me (or tried to) since Yosemite.&nbsp; That said, I understand maybe 25% of what any of this means. I just don't think I have the mental acuity to continue the learning curve required as the technology goes forward. Next I have AI to worry about?&nbsp; UUUGGGHHH. I'm sure this all sounds bizarre to you tech guys, but I'm seriously considering ditching this all and just go back to writing checks and whatever else I did 30 years ago. Presently, my passwords are all written down in duplicate, but if I can't write them down or remember them, how am I to trust any computer making those decisions for me?&nbsp; I certainly can't keep anything in the cloud. I'm out here in Western North Carolina. I barely have broadband, and when I do, the reliability and data throughput are terrible. After hurricane Helene I had no phone, internet access or TV for nearly a month. I had to drive to a friend's to borrow their satellite access to pay my bills.&nbsp; What if I'm incapacitated and can't get online to get my passkey?&nbsp; Does the mortgage company then get my house?I'm completely lost in this technological quagmire, it's very frustrating and frankly, quite disconcerting.I know you can't answer hypotheticals btw.&nbsp; My options seem limited however. I can plunge in head first and spend hours every day until I understand any of this only to have it change again in a few months, OR I can simply bail out altogether.&nbsp; Technology is marching on far faster than I can keep up with it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hempomatic, post: 1947920, member: 335450"] Jake, I can't tell you how much I appreciate how much you've helped me (or tried to) since Yosemite. That said, I understand maybe 25% of what any of this means. I just don't think I have the mental acuity to continue the learning curve required as the technology goes forward. Next I have AI to worry about? UUUGGGHHH. I'm sure this all sounds bizarre to you tech guys, but I'm seriously considering ditching this all and just go back to writing checks and whatever else I did 30 years ago. Presently, my passwords are all written down in duplicate, but if I can't write them down or remember them, how am I to trust any computer making those decisions for me? I certainly can't keep anything in the cloud. I'm out here in Western North Carolina. I barely have broadband, and when I do, the reliability and data throughput are terrible. After hurricane Helene I had no phone, internet access or TV for nearly a month. I had to drive to a friend's to borrow their satellite access to pay my bills. What if I'm incapacitated and can't get online to get my passkey? Does the mortgage company then get my house? I'm completely lost in this technological quagmire, it's very frustrating and frankly, quite disconcerting. I know you can't answer hypotheticals btw. My options seem limited however. I can plunge in head first and spend hours every day until I understand any of this only to have it change again in a few months, OR I can simply bail out altogether. Technology is marching on far faster than I can keep up with it. [/QUOTE]

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