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I don't think it has something to do with age, but with lazyness (to think or even to read). This is a modern habit quite familiar even among young people, so I think it is present across all ages.
The strange thing is that even seen academic people and versatile engineers fail in the field of applied logic and educated considerations when it's about a PC, but are fantastic brain acrobats within their field of work.
Well, I think this accusation is a bit generic.
This is quite possible, but football hero Joe Q. Sixpack doesn't keep the Internet running. :-)
Of course that is no excuse for treating other people unpolitely, poking fun at them or even insulting them. You always have to see the difference between established stereotypes ("the geek") and a real person. For example, I know several geeks who are such kind persons, or goths who are very polite, allthough the stereotypes the society expresses abouth them ("geek = ugly acne face, goth = satanic blood drinker") seem to suggest that they *have to behave* differently than they actually do.
So *that's* a honest statement.
But please see the logical implications: If a person is not willing to invest time and brain in a certain action, nobody can be made responsible if this person fails in this action due to missing abilities (here: spending time and using the brain).
Of course, nobody can be a master of the universe, so people get specialized on specific topics. That's nothing bad per se. But is is important *not* to switch the brain off when leaving work. And it's always a good idea to employ common sense.
I think those people are not the target audience to pay for Firefox. "I do need a com-poo-tah for this? I don't want one, I just want the Firefox." :-)