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		arnaudsm on April 23, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: How to manage phones and PCs for elderly p... The elderly are the most susceptible to falling into dark patterns, and most commercial software nowadays is full of them. Windows 11 was the last straw, I ended up moving my grandma to Gnome. And I control her desktop remotely whenever she needs help. Also smartphones are too cumbersome after a certain age, when you have subpar reaction time and large fingers.

Loughla on April 23, 2024 [–]

Mint is great for the elderly as well. It's Windows lite, but random .exe's won't work. And the file system is different enough they won't poke around in there.

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