Old people should marvel at the advent of technology

Oh, Lon Allan, you make us oldies look really bad when you get your panties in a twist over how much you hate smartphones (“There’s an app for that? Who cares?” Jan 19). I’m 84 1/2 , and I love my iPhone.

Here’s what it replaces for me: phone, radio, newspaper, camera, camcorder, GPS, dictionary, encyclopedia, foreign-language dictionaries, road maps, voice recorder, music player, calculator, flashlight, leveler, compass, wristwatch, timer, calendar, photo album and Internet connection to a truly vast amount of information.

Instead of disparaging this, we oldsters should be marveling at the incredible progress the world has made since we were young.

This story was originally published January 23, 2016 at 4:37 PM with the headline "Old people should marvel at the advent of technology."