What does it actually mean to be “too old” for something? After seeing countless discussions about age and social media, I found myself questioning why we attach invisible age limits to some activities but not others, and whether the real issue has anything to do with age at all.
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Over the past week, my social media feeds have been filled with discussions about being “too old” for YouTube, social media, and other new pursuits. It made me wonder where these invisible age limits come from, and whether curiosity has ever really cared how old we are.
AI can explain, summarize, and identify patterns in seconds. But what happens when explanation arrives before observation? A reflection on attention, curiosity, and the importance of learning to notice the world for ourselves.
We often talk about computer literacy, digital literacy, media literacy, and now AI literacy as if they were skills we learned and completed. But did we ever truly master them, or are we simply continuing to adapt as technology changes around us?
I’ve lived through the rise of computer literacy, digital literacy, media literacy, and now AI literacy. Watching another new literacy emerge has me wondering: how do we actually learn these skills, and how do they become part of everyday life?
Looking through old websites, I expected to find the past. Instead, I found familiar questions, recurring interests, and connections I had never noticed before. Sometimes looking back isn’t about nostalgia. It’s about finally seeing the threads that have been there all along.