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CLICK HERE to share your thoughts on our June 11th presentation on "How Technology Will Change the Way We Age" with Bill McManus

6/10/2020

26 Comments

 
26 Comments
josephine Newkirk link
6/11/2020 12:10:02 pm

Very interesting. I would have liked to hear more information on why he feels electric cars will not be readily available for some time.

The refrigerator technology and mirror technology was very interesting.

Although my speakers would not work, I called on the phone and heard the seminar.
Thank you for doing this I enjoyed the seminar.

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Jim McFarlin
6/11/2020 12:39:41 pm

Thank you for your feedback, Josephine. I concur with your comments and actually would have enjoyed having a bit more time so he could have covered some of the points more deeply.

I am coming to the belief that no matter what we do there will be some technical issues - even the cable networks have issues.

Hope to "see" you in two weeks when we hear from Reva.
Jim

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Chris Braun
6/11/2020 12:50:08 pm

Fabulous!

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Jim McFarlin
6/11/2020 04:15:12 pm

Judging from your positive comment, Chris, I am supposing you would look positively a followup version of this presentation (they have 3) at a future time?

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Philip Cohen
6/11/2020 12:52:33 pm

Interesting overview of the topic. Some brief statistical data to indicate current trends amongst the aging would have been interesting s well. Also, I would be curious as to what efforts the speaker perceives are underway to somewhat retrain the aging population. Believe it or not there are still older members of our population still using flip phones.

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Phil Smith
6/11/2020 01:10:11 pm

Good speaker and interesting topic/presentation. The technical aspects (audio/video) were a bit challenging.

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Joan Ball
6/11/2020 02:45:19 pm

This presentation was a fascinating outline of how to prepare for changes in your life as you age. MIT Age Lab studies indicate most people want to be able to maintain a “job” of some sort, their social connections, personal mobility, housing that meets their needs, and an ease in obtaining healthcare. Thoughts on how technology can help were given for each category. Gave us all lots to think about.

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Jim McFarlin
6/11/2020 03:18:16 pm

That's a perceptive takeaway, Joan. Thank you!

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Richard Mills
6/11/2020 03:54:43 pm

Bill made an exceptionally well stated explanation of how rapidly accelerating technologies are, and will continue to affect the world as time goes on. Using current well-known examples, it was clear that we must continue to keep abreast of not only the technologies, but the ethics and morality accompanying these advancements.

My questions about control were not well stated by me, as I was actually concerned about the accumulation of power in the hands of a few technocrats (uber wealthy individuals and corporations controlling the means of distribution of goods, services, education, food, medicine, and everything that people need and use.

I'd appreciate hearing some expertise on this side of this enormously critical subject-AI (Artificial Intelligence) as it integrates with HI (Human intelligence).

Very stimulating presentation and very timely.

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Jim McFarlin
6/11/2020 04:19:07 pm

Excellent perspective, Dick. I will alert our programs team to be on the lookout for a good AI/HI speaker. That is a fascinating topic - I appreciate your mentioning.

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Lance Frank link
6/12/2020 05:40:35 am

I share your conerns. Issac Asionv warned of the evolution of technocracies in his Foundation Trilogy. Science Fiction writers do indeed get praised for predicting the inveitable,

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Christopher Hebb
6/11/2020 04:25:12 pm

I appreciated the presentation. Good discussion of change in expectations - particularly in reference to activities after age 65. Hopefully telemedicine will reduce the burgeoning medical costs of an aging population.

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Bob Garrott
6/11/2020 05:03:04 pm

I thought the media and setup were great. The ability to see you and the speaker at the start was very good and the speaker going to just his slide deck worked out well. His presentation was very timely for those in our age group and he was an excellent speaker. Thanks for doing this.

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Jim McFarlin
6/12/2020 06:31:33 am

We have a hard-working team dedicated to making these programs happen and improve them as we go. So I appreciate your comments, Bob.

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Jim Blackburn
6/11/2020 05:21:43 pm

The speaker did a fine job of covering a lot of info in a fairly short period of time. His emphasis upon the post-65 population and some of the contrasts of our population's experiences with technology with those of the the gap created by younger generations was especially useful. Bridging the gaps between those two rather different sets of experience will likely be the target of much needed on-going dialogue. To not have that dialogue could be tragic for both generations, the generations between us and them and those generations yet to come.

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Philip Bettencourt
6/11/2020 05:46:06 pm

I very much enjoyed the program. This topic is certainly timely for our desert audience with a substantial number of seniors.
I hope we do not measure the advancement of our civilization and quality of life on our assimilation of self-driving cars. We have so many other benchmarks to achieve or at least to strive for with limited resources in an often percussive world. Seniors need to stay in the game and contribute as long as they are able. Besides, cruising is not the thing to do right now, if you get my drift.

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Abraham Ostrovsky
6/11/2020 07:57:46 pm

Tried to log in using Windows 10 and Chrome. The instructions asked that I download a Chrome extension for Webex. When I tried I got a warning of a possible virus from Windows 10. Please consider using Zoom which does not require any outside software.

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Jim McFarlin
6/11/2020 08:29:56 pm

Understood, Abraham. We are using Zoom in our next program.

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Lance Frank link
6/12/2020 05:42:17 am

I was able to listen in on the exceptional presentation but unfortunately could not access the WebEx interactive slide show. The technical difficulty many of us experienced illustrates the tendency purveyors of technology have to over- promise and under deliver. On the plus side, this creates career opportunities for sales, service and support technicians as well as their continuing education. (In one of my previous career incarnations as a consumer electronics retail manager I was the beneficiary of such synergies.)

Ultimately, those that deliver on their promise to the most customers will prevail in the marketplace. For the past two months I have found Zoom and Google Hangouts to be relatively glitch free during Berkshire Hathaway Office meetings and numerous Realtor Association committee meetings. For my personal health I have also found Teledoc to be easy to use once installed.

I’m look forward to seeing and speaking to you all again one of these days and though my cooking skills are improving, I do miss the delicious lunches and dinners!

Lance Frank
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Indian Wells
760-610-9282s
DRE#01785371

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Nancy Westerholm
6/12/2020 11:21:10 am

I loved it. The "old suits" were great, making young people feel old. And I would like to get the workbook they talked about at the end. Thanks so much, Jim.

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Daniel McCullor
6/12/2020 12:16:00 pm

What a wonderful talk by an exceptional speaker! Bill McManus was very charismatic and truthful in his delivery. He brought up many topics that will be a reality, but did so with so with possible solutions. It was exciting to listen to him.

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Jim Schmiesing link
6/12/2020 12:28:41 pm

All the questions (the 3) were philosophical and surprising at how much depth they contained (i.e. light bulb, ice cream cone, who will you lunch with?). Made us want to explore technology and design as we age. How it all comes together.
I agree . . . WebEx was not user-friendly. ZOOM IS A MUCH MORE USER-FRIENDLY PLATFORM!

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Charles Riggs
6/12/2020 01:32:40 pm

Had trouble with WebEx and tuned in late by phone. What I heard was interesting.

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Gordon Kramer
6/12/2020 07:56:59 pm

Good talk. We can hopefully look forward to longer life and higher quality of life brought to you by technology. It begs the question however that many seniors who are not sufficiently techno-savvy or lack the tools and equipment will be left behind and not able to reap the benefits.

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Allen & Marilyn Shapiro
6/14/2020 01:33:10 pm

Overall, we considered this presentation to be excellent - providing present and future insights regarding "the internet of things" within a context blended nicely for senior citizens. For most of us, with the fast pace used, we were carefully listening more than pondering a probing question or clarification.

The Webex connection was challenging and a one-paragraph tutorial in advance would have been welcome. The next WACD presentation via Zoom should prove easier for all.

Two suggestions for improvement here: First, the speaker should have covered necessary security precautions for both personal data and access via cyber-security tools and features. Second, especially since the speaker was representing Hartford Funds, he could have briefly covered how best to invest into the future, linked to technology change. For example, via a diversified, low-overhead Exchange Traded Fund such as the iShares Exponential Tech ETF (Symbol XT).

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Jim McFarlin
6/14/2020 02:10:44 pm

Thank you; good feedback. We agree on a bit of instruction goes a long way and we will be doing something along those lines before the upcoming Reva Goujon (Zoom) program.

Always appreciate your good comments!

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