My 72-year-old mother just got her first smartphone, and watching her struggle with apps I find intuitive makes me wonder if tech companies are leaving an entire generation behind. She can video-call my sister, but she gave up on banking apps and grocery delivery because every update rearranges buttons she just memorized. I've seen her brighten when she finally sends a photo, but I've also seen her frustration boil over at captchas and two-factor authentication. Are we making life genuinely better for older adults with all this connectivity, or are we just building a wall that only the young can climb? Maybe the real question is whether accessibility features are an afterthought, not a priority, and if that's okay for a society that's aging faster than ever.