How I see it. Technology is all around us. Computers are all around. It affects out lives every single day. There is no possible way you can live a normal life without it affecting you in some way, shape, or form. You might as well know how to use a computer at the minimum. By use, I don't mean, open up Microsoft word, or go online. I mean, able to fix minor issues, be able to realize that having 3 antivirus programs that are all out of date serves no purpose, or understand what exactly RAM does.
It's sort of like buying a car. You (at least I hope not) don't wake up, say "I wanna buy a car" then go out to Ford, or Honda, and just buy any old random car. You do some research on the cars, see what they can do, at least understand the basics of a car, how many mpg, how big the engine is, and all that jive.
So yes, it seems like an issue to me. At least for the older crowd