> On Monday 25 June 2018 14:15:18 J Leslie Turriff wrote:
> > On 2018-06-25 01:08:32 William Morder wrote:
> > > I can't imagine that I am 100 years old, but I can imagine that I am 60,
> > > and have already begun to feel the ravages of time on my body. It also 
is
> > > a pain to use computer screens that are designed by and for young 
people.
> >
> > 	One of the reasons I'm not using KDE4/Plasma is that there are no HiColor
> > icons available there (AFAIK), just the wishy-washy pastel ones that
> > imitate Windoze.  Their contrast is so poor it's hard for me to 
distinguish
> > one icon from another in many cases.  As you say, today's desktops are
> > designed for young people, by young people, and the limitations due to
> > aging or other disabilities are not thought of, while they seem to be
> > concentrating on eye-candy instead of functionality.
> >
> > Leslie
> >
> Old people have less disposable income, so there's no reason to waste time 
> designing systems for them to use when they can't afford them anyway. Also, 
> old people tend to die sooner than young people, so it's a shrinking market. 
> 
> Bill
> 
> 
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Kate 
AKA Konfucius