Firstly and contextually, my comment was engaging with a previous poster saying it was an opportunity for training the elderly and I was pointing out the elderly sometimes do not want change regardless of opportunity or benefits. Your comment on the other hand added nothing to the discussion other than your judgemental preconceptions. If you were genuinely interested you would engage and consider more details, but you rush to judge when you know nothing about our family circumstances.

FYI our frustrations are as a very loving family trying to help our relative with difficult issues. The fact she says she is often lonely and depressed, because many of her friends have passed or are not well and they are unable to meet is a major concern for us. We take her out to meet them regularly but it’s not the same as being able to chat and meet when you want. Some of her friends have embraced technology or live in houses with access to it so her being online would provide opportunities to engage with her friends who are not mobile. Indeed many schemes to help the elderly run locally and they use online facilities engage and provide information and advice, which again would be a boon to her. She also often feels bored but bemoans the lack of interesting things to watch on tv which would be less of an issue if she could stream. There are many other benefits but it is pointless discussing these here now.

A very wise person once said that when you point your finger at someone, take a moment to look at your hand and see just how many fingers are pointing back... perhaps you should try it some time