Digital Practice And Social Adaptation

The 21 st century is an era of technology and an era of increasing global aging.In the context of the sudden outbreak of the new crown epidemic in 2020,a series of intelligent epidemic prevention and management measures implemented in various regions have exacerbated the contradiction between the elderly and the adaptation to digital survival.The news that elderly people are trapped because they do not operate digitally is frequently reported,which has attracted the attention of the whole society and the government.Based on the above reasons,this article analyzes the status quo of their adaptation to digital survival from five aspects by investigating the mobile phone usage of rural elderly over 60 years old,and attempts to summarize the characteristics of digital practice and the factors affecting the digital survival of the elderly population.The study found that the physical condition of the elderly is a great influence factor in the use of mobile phones.What is gratifying is that the overall situation of the elderly at the level of economic adaptation is good.The use of mobile phones is getting higher and higher among the elderly,and it is basically impossible to have mobile devices.Problem,but more dependent on children financially;The status of content adaptation is general,and it is still at a disadvantage in information acquisition and identification of online mixed information,and there is still dependence on children in the specific use process;at the same time,simple and unorganized social relations also adapt to the digital survival of the group Has had a certain impact;due to the above-mentioned reasons,the elderly are also psychologically afraid of using new media;Therefore,on the whole,the differences displayed at the five levels have affected their social adaptability to varying degrees.This phenomenon is particularly prominent during the epidemic.This article points out that there is still a lot of room for improvement on the issue of how the elderly adapt to digital life.This article points out that there is still a lot of room for improvement on the issue of how the elderly adapt to digital life.This article proposes corresponding countermeasures and suggestions,such as improving the design of aging-friendly products for digital products such as mobile phones,expanding government special fund investment,encourage family intergenerational backfeeding and other measures to improve the quality of life of the elderly in the context of digitalization,so that the elderly can enjoy a more quality and dignified life.