technophobe
Innovation-averse individual
A technophobe fears or avoids new technology, especially computers and digital devices.
The term ranges from gentle teasing to genuine description: My dad's such a technophobe he still uses a flip phone.
Someone technophobic may feel anxious or incompetent around unfamiliar gadgets, or simply prefer older ways of doing things.
Intense dislike or repugnance
- distrustAbsence of confidence
- warinessCautious distrust
- reluctanceDisinclination to act
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
skepticism · suspicion · antipathy · reticence · hesitation · apprehension · discomfort · unease
Comparable equivalent
- manualWritten instructions for use
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- handwrittenWritten by hand
- face-to-faceDirect personal encounter
rotary · vinyl · typewriter · landline · print · cash · pen-and-paper · in-person
One who refrains
- holdoutOne refusing to participate
- old-timerLong-tenured person
- traditionalistAdherent to established customs
- skepticOne who doubts claims
resister · dinosaur · purist · minimalist · unplugged
Belonging to earlier times
- vintageQuality from past eras
- retroEvoking recent past
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- bygoneOf earlier times
traditional · heritage · time-honored · classical · old-school · quaint · yesteryear
Ease of approach
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- literacyAbility to read, write
- gapUnfilled space between
- underservedInsufficiently provided for
barrier · disconnection · marginalization · elderly · inequality · left-behind · unconnected · offline
aversion
Intense dislike or repugnance
- distrustAbsence of confidence
- warinessCautious distrust
- reluctanceDisinclination to act
resistance · skepticism · suspicion · antipathy · reticence · hesitation · apprehension · discomfort · unease · misgiving
analog
Comparable equivalent
- manualWritten instructions for use
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- handwrittenWritten by hand
face-to-face · rotary · vinyl · typewriter · landline · print · cash · pen-and-paper · in-person · snail-mail
nonuser
One who refrains
- holdoutOne refusing to participate
- old-timerLong-tenured person
- traditionalistAdherent to established customs
skeptic · resister · dinosaur · purist · minimalist · unplugged
old-fashioned
Belonging to earlier times
- vintageQuality from past eras
- retroEvoking recent past
- antiquatedOld and outdated
bygone · traditional · heritage · time-honored · classical · old-school · quaint · yesteryear
accessibility
Ease of approach
underserved · barrier · disconnection · marginalization · elderly · inequality · left-behind · unconnected · offline · outpaced
- aging humorretirement jokes, senior moments, senior moment, over the hill, old timer
- phobicsagoraphobe, claustrophobe, arachnophobe, hydrophobe, germaphobe
- tech usersearly adopter, innovator, laggard, tech enthusiast, gadget lover
- anti-modernismLuddism, Luddite, anti-industrial, anti-industrialism, anti-modernism
- curmudgeonscurmudgeon, grouch, grump, crank, sourpuss
technophobetechnophile
Lover of new devices
tech enthusiast · digital native · power user · hacker · gadget lover
technophobeearly adopter
First purchaser of innovations
innovator · beta tester · upgrader · first mover · trendsetter