“Old People Online”: 50 Times Elderly People Decided To Use Social Media And It Resulted In These Gems (New Pics)
We often take for granted how quickly things change. Phones went from being fully stationary, then mobile, with buttons to touch-screen devices over the course of two decades. The same can be said for internet culture, where the gap between digital natives and adopters is abundantly visible.
The “Old People Facebook” page, ironically, not on Facebook, is dedicated to sharing all the times the elderly tried to engage with social media, with hilarious and adorable results. So feel free to get comfortable and scroll through. Be sure to upvote your favorites and comment your own stories about social media fails.
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Speecial Anouncement!
Lady Accidentally Tries To Sell Her Family
Wholesome Old People Facebook
While these posts are whimsical and a bit unhinged, the baby boomers may be the last generation to be digitally inept. While the future elderly might not be on the cutting edge of technology, basic digital and technical literacy will be present from the first memories one has when growing up.
There are already companies working on technology to help older people stay connected, stay safe and keep in touch. Rehabilitative technology is becoming more commonplace, which comes with more skill to interact with devices, which, in turn, helps a person understand the difference between sending a DM and posting a comment. The technology that has been developed to help people recover from injuries is slowly being adapted for older people to use.
My Grandma’s Savage Comment 🤣
Every time my niece shows up with her ragged jeans I always tell her "Oh, bummer! Those mean dogs chased you again? Glad you made it". Dad jokes just come naturally to me.
I will never understand the torn jean craze. When I was a farm boy we struggled to keep the tears out of our jeans or patch over them. The only time I've seen other (non-USA) folks wearing rags was in extremely poor countries. And even then - their clothing usually looked better than the jeans pictured above. TLDR: Some first world countries have so much abundance they pay extra for torn / stained clothing. SMF
Aside from what, can someone explain to me what the hell is going on with that arm on the girl's hip? Is that photoshop or is someone's arm very skinny?
The whole girl is really skinny, the arm matches the girl I'd say
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Yes. This past week, it was 60 years since JFK was shot. Half of the people I work with didn't know who he was.
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My grandfather would have suggested she throw a party and invite her pants down to meet her shoes.
"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is a children's book. Its sequel, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is not. Crafty fellow, that Twain.
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My niece once visited her great-grandmother wearing ripped jeans. Great-grandma says, "If you slip those off, I'll mend them for you."!
I love how she signed her post. Like you know we can alr see it's from you, right grandma? Like when my ex father in law leaves his name and number at the end of every voicemail. So cute!
A few years ago my daughter wanted in on the ripped jeans fad. I told her I'm not spending that kind of money on ripped up clothes. So she made her own out of 2 pairs of jeans she already had that were "dumping around" jeans because they had paint and stains on them. I was quite impressed that she got creative (and didn't ruin new jeans) to make her own pair and it cost nothing. :)
I call them Ho-Bos I have never in my life sounded so much like my mother then when I was in a store with my teen and she wanted me to buy a pair of the ripped up jeans for seventy dollars. With out blinking I said “I’m not spending my hard earned money so that you can look like a ho bo!”! The irony. My mother, her grandma, was there and said oh! I ll buy them for you! Then I turned on her and said” you are not spending your hard earned money so my daughter can look like a ho-bo!” At this point my mother is laaaaughing at me and I realized what I said. Ok mom, spend the money. Ok daughter, look like a Ho-Bo. I’m going to the food court for some…. Wait for it… Panda Express.
I'll never understand why people pay extra for damaged jeans instead of just getting regular jeans and making the wholes themselves if they really wanted to look like a hobo so badly. >.>
The Radio Was On
I Hate Yellow
In comparison to digital natives, old people in 2023 have to be categorized as digital immigrants. The technology that we use daily, which you are also using to read this, came about later in their life. Researchers note that there is an “accent” between people who were born after the widespread adoption of the internet and people who have only started to explore it relatively recently.
Hmm.. That’s A Tough One
Come on, you're talking about a generation raised on Pepsi-brand coke, Canon-brand Polaroids and Hewlett-Packard brand Xeroxes.
Happy Heavenly Birthday!
Hear me out... XD it's unhinged, but actually kind of sweet. I told my dad's ashes happy birthday on his birthday this year XD
My Grandma Is My Favorite Person On The Planet
While we do describe the internet, social media, and other digital technologies as recent, which they are in the grand scheme of things, they have still been around for over two decades and at this point, many people have years of experience with them. One study conducted in Canada found that the majority of the cohort between the ages of 65-74 used the internet a few times a month over the last few years.
Wholesome Margaret
This is the same grandma that "accidentally" bought that porn, isn't it?
A Very Straightforward And Helpful Review
His Profile Picture Is Him And His Wife Being Cute
It’s worth noting that among “digital natives,” internet use is not uniform at all. Millennials will use the internet more as a resource, for information, study, and professional purposes, while one study of Hong Kong youths found that, in contrast to the millennials, Gen Z prefers to socialize and consume content online, but has fewer “practical” uses for the internet. Unfortunately, the internet habits of Baby Boomers need more research.
My Mom Emailed Me A Photo Of An Emoji...
Grandma And Grandpa Doing What They Do
Carol Has Spotted A Thief
I live by a Sainsbury's in Bristol, and I definitely saw him. Obviously he wasn't dressed like that - he had a much smaller flag.
Despite technology uses varying across cohorts and locations, most places do recognize that digital tech is here to stay. So the posts here may end up as a sort of relic of a bygone era, as educational institutions and workplaces worldwide see technology as absolutely necessary to work and study. As such, children are accessing the internet at a younger age and being taught how to use it and navigate in a digital world.
Not Facebook, But I Found An Old Screenshot From The First Time My Grandma Messaged Me. I Love Her
Not A Care In The World
Chad
I Think This Old Man Thought He Was Using Google
Somehow this wording is wholesome. He could have used words a lot worse
How Do You Turn Down The Volume?!
My Relative Is Very Flattered By Her Own Post From Four Years Ago
Arent old people just the best! Other than the grumpy old people
Why Do They Think They Have To Answer These Questions?
Meatloaf
This Is Exactly What You Want To See From Your Parents. They’re Only 62 And 58...
Dtf - "Down Town Familiar"
Cheryl Seems To Be Having A Confusing Day
Anybody else feel like this everyday about life? Or just me?
On An Ad For Doordash.
Amendment 4
I am so confused and need answers. What does that have to do with grilling ?
Reviews From A Local Chuck E Cheese
I'll go there say I never went to Chuck E. Cheese, I hope I'll be helpful
Found In A Work Related Group I’m In On Facebook
Catch Nancy At Your Local With The $15 Surf N Turf Tuesday Deal
My Grandma Keeps Adding New Frames To Her Profile Picture. She’s Up To Eight Frames Stacked On Top Of Each Other
My Granny Died A Year And A Half Ago. I’m So Happy She Had A Facebook So I Can Look Back Fondly At Her Photo Albums. Here’s My Favorite
Kenny
I Got An Ad For A Box Of Chocolates And Decided To Open The Comments
Life is like the comments section on a box of chocolates: you never know what horrible news you're going to get.
Happy Birthday To Yo.. Wait, Oh.
Grandma Sue Has Advice For Kim
Power Bottom
Does She Have 4 Different Pensions?
She Keeps Setting Her Profile Picture To “Temporary” And Just Resets It Every Day
That's because she wants all her personalities to get the chance to update their profile
I Mean, She's Not Wrong...
An Extreme Reaction
My Grandmother Is A Hoot.
Nancy Pelosi Hacked My Phone With Communism
I Have Never Been
I’m Risking A Lawsuit By Posting This
My Great-Aunt Had A Question For Me Today On An Old Picture Of My Daughter...
My Mom's Cousin Was Doing Some Late-Night Searching
I Am A Grown Man With No Interest In This Troll Foolishness. 1 Star
2021 Is Going To Be
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These made me laugh so much. I'll be right there with them in about 15 years.
T-shirt I just saw: It's weird being the same age as old people.
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I'm so sorry to hear that. I'm sure she went straight to heaven though, if you believe in that sort of thing. You two clearly loved each other very much, and I bet she's so proud of you. Stay strong, we're thinking of you!
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These were funny. But don't laugh too hard. We will be in their shoes soon...having inappropriate conversations with robots and accidentally broadcasting our nude holograms across the globe.
Haha. Who invented the PC? Steve Wozniack, how old is he now? 73. Also internet: BOB KAHN (1938–) AND VINT CERF (1943–) Introduced in the 1970s, SQL offered two main advantages over older read–write APIs, Donald D. Chamberlin born 1944 and Raymond F. Boyce B 1946.. And on the list goes. Every old person is not your nana
And Ada Lovelace is over two hundred. No excuse for papa's and nanas.
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These made me laugh so much. I'll be right there with them in about 15 years.
T-shirt I just saw: It's weird being the same age as old people.
Load More Replies... I'm so sorry to hear that. I'm sure she went straight to heaven though, if you believe in that sort of thing. You two clearly loved each other very much, and I bet she's so proud of you. Stay strong, we're thinking of you!
Load More Replies... These were funny. But don't laugh too hard. We will be in their shoes soon...having inappropriate conversations with robots and accidentally broadcasting our nude holograms across the globe.
Haha. Who invented the PC? Steve Wozniack, how old is he now? 73. Also internet: BOB KAHN (1938–) AND VINT CERF (1943–) Introduced in the 1970s, SQL offered two main advantages over older read–write APIs, Donald D. Chamberlin born 1944 and Raymond F. Boyce B 1946.. And on the list goes. Every old person is not your nana
And Ada Lovelace is over two hundred. No excuse for papa's and nanas.
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