69-year-old man with pacemaker says youth too dependent on technology
DHAKA: An elderly man in Abraham Cardi B Hospital had much to say about the youth of Bangladesh. Our correspondent, who was there to collect data on the health benefits of crushed dinosaur bones, was approached by one Abdul Rahim Bhuiyan (69) 3pm yesterday.
"Back in my day, when we were bored, we did not need smartphones, Facebook and earphones. They complain about everything. We had real problems. The Great War had just ended and we could play all day in the fields and if someone stepped on a landmine, we would treat it as an opportunity to make a new friend," said Rahim.
After staring off into the distance for five minutes while our correspondent played with his fidget spinner, he carried on.
"Nowadays, if a child is being unruly and you try to discipline him, he posts it on Facebook and it becomes viral. In our time, the only viral thing was the plague, not complaints of teenagers," he added.
"They complain about cyberbullying! I don't even understand. What is cyberbullying even?" he said with a laugh, "Just walk away from the screen... close your eyes."
Before Abdul Rahim Bhuiyan could finish opining about cyberbullying, a doctor whisked him away, saying that his life would be at risk if the pacemaker's battery was not changed.
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