Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, February 10, 2024
Summary
Having the feeling that technology is like a rising escalator moving farther and farther away is more prominent among older than younger adults in the US, Germany, the UK, Japan, and China. Among each successively older group of online adults, a higher share feel that technology is moving too fast for them to keep up. The Covid pandemic gave many online users a temporary respite from feeling overwhelmed by technology, but the feeling has returned to 2021 levels.
This MetaFAQs reports on the percentage of online adults who agree with the statement, “I feel like technology is moving too fast for me to keep up,” split by country and age group.
Technology feels too fast – by country
- Around one in five online adults in the US, Germany, the UK, and Japan feel that technology is moving too fast for them to keep up
- Among the socioeconomically elite in China, the share is smaller
- Combining all age groups shows this factor as being relatively stable