A word for the moment when you realise technology has outpaced you
Is there a word for that moment or age when you realise you can no longer keep up with technological advances?
As in: I just failed to work out how to pause a video on YouTube - I think I've hit 'that moment where technology has outpaced me'
Solution 1:
Consider "future shock", which is defined by oxforddictionaries.com as
A state of distress or disorientation due to rapid social or technological change.
Solution 2:
If humorous self-deprecation is acceptable, you may be able to call that moment your dinosaur moment.
I just failed to work out how to pause a video on YouTube - I think I've hit my dinosaur moment.
ODO:
dinosaur NOUN
2 A person or thing that is outdated or has become obsolete because of failure to adapt to changing circumstances.‘I still get invites but I feel like a dinosaur and a bit of a has-been now.’
‘She said: "I suppose at 30 I'm considered a bit of a dinosaur in the industry."’
Usage example of "dinosaur moment" in the current sense:
Dinosaur moment in The Southwest Times
The dinosaur moment is when you mention using a typewriter to a room full of twenty-somethings...