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When we think about the expansion of the internet in the last thirty years, it’s hard to imagine a world without it, or even a time before it. Although the younger generation has an increasing dependence on it, the previous generations got by just fine without it.

So, this begs the question of why older people would need it at all. It can be tricky trying to explain the benefits and fun of it to someone that still doesn’t know what “an internet” is.

To get some insights on why it’s important for all ages to use the internet, I spoke to Kascha Cassaday, one of the co-founders of 'Cyber Seniors'. Their company provides free training and technology support for senior citizens from tech-savvy student volunteers.

Kascha told Bored Panda, “The pandemic proved more than ever the importance of being tech literate. As we were all stuck at home, we relied on video calls to decrease social isolation. As seniors age and their mobility decreases, technology will keep them independent and connected.”

Meirl

Final score:

870points

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Ann Si 10 months ago

I don't get this one. And I'm a millennial

0points

Learning something new is difficult for anybody, not at least for older people. So, there can be some teething issues when trying to use the internet on your own. Combine that with the naivety of what is socially acceptable to share online and not knowing the modus operandi of online communities, and you have the results shown here.

Although the internet has officially been around for a long time, seeing and sharing funny examples of the elderly misusing it has only appeared in recent times. So, why are pages like r/OldPeopleFacebook only popping up now?

There’s a number of factors that account for it, and if you bear with us, it’s interesting to look at. Like we mentioned about ‘Moore’s Law’, technology is becoming more advanced as time goes on. It’s also becoming cheaper and therefore, more available too.

They Had Us In The First Half Not Gonna Lie

Final score:

867points

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Miss Cris 3 years ago

But she went in a sm dress anyway and brought a black and pink dildo.

193points

Here Is My Favorite Picture Of My Grandma. She Was Having A Hard Time With The Mixer

Final score:

836points

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PjandBolt 3 years ago

This is my favorite picture of this persons grandma.

505points

Floofy Samoyed 3 years ago

And mine too

17points

Emi 3 years ago

This is my favorite picture in general

5points

Legen ( wait for it ) dary 3 years ago

That's because you have hope she is doing cookies. The kind only grannies can do.

4points

Amanda Appleton 2 years ago

I wanna upvote but it's at 444...decisions, decisions

0points

Melissa Johnson 2 years ago (edited)

This is my favorite comment about this picture of this person's grandma.

0points

Thomas Turnbull 3 years ago

It’s the only one you have so it’s also the worst picture you have.

0points

Dawn Thomas-Cameron 3 years ago

Mine too!!!

0points

A-c Van Binsbergen 3 years ago

agreed!

0points

matilda 3 years ago

Her look on face is just hilarious

37points

Miss Melanie 3 years ago

I like that she has a small folded napkin in hand for the clean up❤️

25points

AspieGirl88 3 years ago

Just saying; that might actually be a “piping bag”, for adding frosting to cakes! 🧁💖😄

3points

Danish Dynomummy 3 years ago

Grandma is done with that s**t!

19points

Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago

Wow, it's me as an old lady! Expression of mixed resignation and "wtf" included.

15points

Rowlie 3 years ago

the mixer's in trouble

9points

Robert T 3 years ago

The mixer fought back!

6points

Olivia Brokoff 3 years ago

Funny story, I was making cookies with my grandma, except it went up my grandmas nose and she sneezed it back into the mixer. She didn't tell us until after we had all eaten a cookie.

5points

Susan 3 years ago

Well then, I love your grandma. 🤣

1point

Jihana 3 years ago

Oh poor dear, she looks devastated

5points

Chris Wade 3 years ago

She looks more like "Imma throw this f*****g thing out the window in a minute"

12points

Rosemary Booth 3 years ago

I have that same mixer. Mine does that sometimes too. LOL

4points

Jjiinnee 3 years ago

Been there myself. has nothing to do with age. Sometimes you just put it up too high! LOL

4points

MyCatsTheRealPanda 3 years ago

She looks like she's ready to kick some ass!!

3points

Valerie Anne 3 years ago

The look on her face is priceless!

3points

Kira Thomason 3 years ago

I'm sorry but did everyone else zoom in on her terrified expression or was it just me lol

2points

Gai-anne Powell 2 years ago

She doesn't know whether to laugh or cry.

0points

Laura Mende (Human) 3 years ago

She is rethinking her life choices ...

2points

Mari Bryant 3 years ago

She's questioning everything that brought her to this point.

2points

Patrick O'Harris 3 years ago

She looks like she's thinking " Screw it. Screw all of it. Lord why?"

2points

justmemorticia 3 years ago

Do you, per chance, have the next one, where she threw it out of the window and the last - my favourite one! - where she rode it over with a lawn mower?

2points

Terry Tobias 3 years ago

That is me every time that I bake, and I've always been this way with flour!

2points

Calvin Suzuki 3 years ago

microwaved ramen boy 2.0

2points

Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago

Hate it when that happens…

2points

Melissa Johnson 2 years ago

How did you get a picture of me from the future, and why do I look like Maggie Smith's sister?

1point

Dorothy Cloud 3 years ago

I'm sure she's thinking "OMG, now I have to clean up this mess!"

1point

Ashley Wright 3 years ago

Grandma needs a plastic mixer guard. 💕

1point

Kathy Walsh 3 years ago

That would SO be me!

1point

Jane W. 3 years ago

Those mixers have been around for decades. She just never had one before. It has nothing to do with her age.

1point

Annette Easton 3 years ago

I'm sorry, I can't help it - I just keep giggling when I see this.

1point

Amina Hays 3 years ago

She looks like she's having a Vietnam flashback. This is also my favourite picture of a grandma :-D

1point

RoseTheMad 3 years ago

This has happened to me too, and I know very well how to use a mixer. sometimes it just happens haha

1point

Terri Davis 3 years ago

I have to admit, this happen to me when I got my KitchenAid Mixer. And I'm not a grandmother yet!

1point

Niek Horst 3 years ago

Grandma's down for some cocaïnah!

1point

Id row 3 years ago

Grandma looks like she's ready to murder someone.

1point

Jess Thompson 3 years ago

This is too cute 🥰

1point

Kerri Hudson 3 years ago

Grandma is not impressed & no you can't lick her top.

1point

Mazer 3 years ago

At least she is still in the game!! Go grandma!!

1point

I just work here 10 months ago

She looks like she's plotting her revenge..

0points

boxy101 2 years ago

what is that harp looking thing in her hand?

0points

DrBronxx 2 years ago

I wonder if it's always the same person who posts this. Hmmm.....

0points

Gai-anne Powell 2 years ago

At least her hair is still immaculate

0points

Jordyn Sanders 2 years ago

It's the effort that counts right? We really don't deserve grandmas-

0points

Toni Boone 2 years ago

This is adorable!

0points

~Th3lostHaven~ 2 years ago

the look in her eyes XD

0points

Estie Veldman 2 years ago

It looks like me, I'm just NOT a grandma... Mixers ate hard to work

0points

Zeke Henry 2 years ago

she could be on nailed it!

0points

Patrick Merrill 2 years ago

She looks done

0points

GeeGee 2 years ago

Hair on point still

0points

Ann Womack 2 years ago

LMAOOO

0points

Caroline Weston 2 years ago

Mine is the total opposite.

0points

Heather Vandegrift 3 years ago

Anyone who uses this mixer has done this at least once 😂

0points

Tom Spade 3 years ago

Looks like the KitchenAid is about to get a wooden spoon beat down...

0points

Gai-anne Powell 2 years ago

Thankyou, I've not laughed so hard for so long.

0points

Jenny Pugh 3 years ago

This picture makes me giggle snort every time I come across it :DDD

0points

CincyReds 3 years ago

Just the look on her face is priceless!

0points

Printerman 3 years ago

I think she's about to murder that mixer.

0points

Liz-ard 3 years ago

Oups

0points

Viv Hart 3 years ago

Mixers have been around for ages, my mom had one in the '60s, specially for mixing Christmas cake.

0points

Josey Griffin 3 years ago

Classic. I can see her family rolling around on the floor laughing.

0points

Elizabeth Butler 3 years ago

You don't have to be old to have this happen to you!

0points

Cake lady 3 years ago

been there, done that. go grandma for letting the picture be taken!

0points

Rita De Swaef 3 years ago

Poor lady, she looks devastated 😯

0points

Marcia Clark 3 years ago

Oh, Grandma has "that don't ever mess with me again and we'll see who gets mixed up" look.

0points

Anna roberts 3 years ago

She looks familiar

0points

Vivian Orr 3 years ago

♥️♥️♥️

0points

Myxomatosis 3 years ago

Mrs. Patmore from Downtown Abbey!

0points

Julia Jules Whitelegg 3 years ago

She wants to hurt that mixer..

0points

Susanne Drejø Thun 3 years ago

I hope they helped her clean. She looks quite overwhelmed. Cookies for cleaning is fair.

0points

David Herz 3 years ago

Jackson Pollock of the kitchen! Great technique!

0points

Jill Tremblay 3 years ago

LMAO This is sooooo me !

0points

Beth Porter 3 years ago

And also me at 65 using my new kitchen aid mixer!

0points

Kelly Hartle 3 years ago

Been there. Done that.

0points

Ginny Swart 3 years ago

DONT LAUGH! That could be you one day

0points

June Galloway 3 years ago

Her face says it all

0points

Heather Hayllar 3 years ago

Oh Dear!

0points

Jane Dorothy Warner 3 years ago

You don't have to be a grandma to have this problem :)

0points

Lorraine Geater 3 years ago

Lovely hair!

0points

Cécile V. 3 years ago

What is that? A devilish machine madame

0points

Eric Forster 3 years ago

That mixer is in serious need of an attitude adjustment,

0points

SF Angel 3 years ago

The mixer won ❣️

0points

Brownathon Bear 3 years ago

Reminds me of Aunt Bee on Mayberry

0points

Barbar Stewart 3 years ago

I know the feeling grandma.

0points

Ann McNeil 3 years ago

I love your grandma!!

0points

Merilyn Horton 3 years ago

This is how I feel at times

0points

Frances J Barrett 3 years ago

She's probably been using an electric mixer since before you were even born! Easy to make this mistake!

0points

Todd Hollfelder 3 years ago

Kitchen Aid, by itself, is a mystery invention. What Grandma needs is the splash guard. Been there many times.

0points

Starlee87 3 years ago

Poor grandma

0points

Mark Berry 3 years ago

Defeated

0points

Dave Emerson 3 years ago

First thing is to "raise" the bowl before starting.....carry on...

0points

Sarcastic Cow 3 years ago

That mixer is going to die.

0points

Luis Hernandez Dauajare 3 years ago

Her eyes are like "what the f***k has just happened?"

0points

Fort Smith 3 years ago

She looks cute! https://www.fortsmithconcretepros.com/

0points

Ju 3 years ago

but her hair is immaculate

0points

fu yu 3 years ago

Grandma is gonna grab one of those knives beside the mixer and run amok

0points

DanieLegz 3 years ago

Coke head

0points

Susan Bosse 3 years ago

I feel her pain.

0points

gma 3 years ago

I loved this.

0points

K. Anderson 3 years ago

Her hair too

0points

Joanna Werman 3 years ago

I love her.

0points

Chloe *Leah* Pheonix 3 years ago

The pure look of horror on her face

0points

Bored Birgit 3 years ago

I love Grannies outfit so much.

0points

Kika González 3 years ago

This is SO adorable

0points

Hannah Edwards 3 years ago

Body says defeat, but hair says she has the inner strength of a concrete elephant.

0points

Dargallo 3 years ago

Lovely hair!

0points

Bill Dolman 3 years ago

And by her look, I'll wager that she wants to give the mixer a "hard time".

0points

Marki Munyati 3 years ago

Omg. Her face says it all.

0points

WildHoneyPie 3 years ago

She looks like she wants to give it a good whack back.

0points

Isa Trip 3 years ago

Her face is priceless

0points

Brobro McDuderson 3 years ago

I mean...mixers have existed for a long time. Probably not the first time she's used one lolz. I wonder what the story is there...

0points

Vicky Zar 3 years ago

Oooh poor Granny :(

0points

SydneyGirl 3 years ago

No judgment here grandma, I also have mistaken the speed lever for the lifter lever. Large clean up ensues.

0points

Suzanne Clark 3 years ago

The look on her face--priceless!

0points

Joshua Best 3 years ago

Moments later, Aunt Bea went into a murderous rage and slaughtered Andy and Opie.

0points

Nikki Sevven 3 years ago

Always start mixing at low speed after adding flour. Yes, I've done this before.

0points

Luna Lovebug 3 years ago

Omg she looks like a Who from Whoville. Does she want any more grandchildren? I love to adopt her and help her baking

0points

AzKhaleesi 3 years ago

Poor Grammy... she has seen some things.

0points

Rickster 3 years ago

those mixers have been around for decades, it's not that she doesn't know how to use it

0points

Everything AGR 3 years ago

her face says it all

0points

Uber Mensch 3 years ago

Mixer, for the win!

0points

Judy Steelman 3 years ago

That is a.great picture and I'll bet Grandma cooked some wonderful food. She looks so disgusted.

0points

denzoren 3 years ago

The face of "What have I done"

0points

Calvin Suzuki 3 years ago

This comment has been deleted.

0points

Life is ? 3 years ago

Doughmaker!

0points

Nekokamiguru 3 years ago

Stand mixers have existed since at least the 50's

0points

M O'Connell 3 years ago

Though the extra-fancy variety that raises to bowl up into a locked position are much less common. This one has the bowl down in the unlocked position, which is probably her issue.

2points

W Smith 3 years ago

This photo has been on the internet for at least ten years

0points

Life is ? 3 years ago

I have been on Internet longer.

0points

Brandy Grote 3 years ago

Some of these seem like early dementia. Not knowing how to use a mixer? Or is it a hand strength thing with KitchenAids?

-1point

Nadine 3 years ago

Defeated.

-1point

Dani Alexander 3 years ago

Poor thing!

-1point

Beezel Palomar 3 years ago

Help her instead

-1point

George 3 years ago

pretty sure thats not flour

-1point

George 3 years ago

im pretty sure thats not flour

-1point

N G 3 years ago

white lines flowing through my mind

-1point

An Co 3 years ago

I am sorry, but that is a modern kitchen with a modern blender. That women is not > 100. So what we have here is a woman born after 1921, who does not know how a machine invented in 1922 works. Not saying it isn't funny, but it's sad funny.

-2points

A perfect example of this is our computers and internet speeds. Anyone who remembers booting up a bulky beige box and having to listen to the sound of robots screaming to access the internet in the early ‘90s will understand what we mean. Computers with dial-up were slow back then.

Nowadays, we have the internet in the palm of our hands with smartphones, and we always seem to be connected wherever we go. This makes it easier to enjoy all the benefits that it brings. Whether it’s staying connected with family and friends or checking out the latest fun stuff on Bored Panda, there’s plenty of joy to be had.

My Grandfather Got This Tie For Free In The '90s And Wears It To Every Passover Seder

Final score:

790points

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Jon S. 3 years ago

He's just letting the ladies know he's still available

434points

My Uncle Using His Flashlight To Brighten Up My Dads iPad Screen

Final score:

768points

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Nor 3 years ago

All the better to see the iPad my child

174points

And it seems the younger generations want their parents and grandparents to join in too. In an ongoing survey conducted by Pew Research Center, the results show that the numbers of elderly US citizens using the internet are gradually increasing year upon year. When the study first started in the year 2000, only 14% of over-65s said they’d used it. Currently, 75% of people in the same age range now use it regularly.

Grandpa Went To Get His Passport Photos Done But Pressed The Wrong Button

Final score:

745points

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Devil's Advocate 3 years ago

There's no need to have anything other that passport photos in those booths

192points

My Grandparents Were Waiting For Each Other At The Mall

Final score:

741points

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Rowlie 3 years ago

they were suposed to meet at 1pm 1/08/1996

239points

My Dad Likes Reading So I Got Him A Kindle For His Birthday. He's Using It As A Bookmark

Final score:

740points

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Mazer 3 years ago

I prefer the written word on paper as well

367points

It’s great that more and more elderly have access to the internet. Now, they just need some supervision on how to use it properly... But in all seriousness, despite having used it, there’s still a large number of elderly that struggle with it.

A 2015 survey also completed by Pew Research Center shows that only 26% of over-65s feel confident in using computers, smartphones, or other devices. Approximately one-third of the respondents said that they were only a little (23%) or not at all (11%) confident with using tech to go online.

I asked Kascha why this is. She said, “In the beginning, seniors tend to struggle with everything, from how to use a mouse to different tech terms. Words like, ‘apps’, ‘data’, or ‘wifi’ can be foreign to them. But if they are determined to learn, they will. The only reason they don’t is fear of failure or feeling frustrated because no one is taking the time to teach them."

#10

I Told My Grandpa That I Wanted To Build My Own Computer While We Were Talking Over The Phone, A Week Later This Came In The Mail

Final score:

716points

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Léandre Merceron 3 years ago

This is so pure ❤️

385points

#11

Bob

Final score:

702points

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Mazer 3 years ago

Great sense of humor! When the barista asks me “can I get your name”, I look at them quizzically and ask them “don’t you like your own name” always brings a smile

205points

#12

My Mother Made A Facebook Account And This Was Her First Message To Me

Final score:

666points

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Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago

This is awesome. Your mom is on her way to becoming a meme.

38points

A change is definitely needed to help the elderly’s attitude to technology and the internet. How can we make a difference? The Good Things Foundation, a US charity that helps people to get online, has partnered with the Centre for Ageing Better in the UK to publish a handy guide on how to do so.

Taking things slowly and one step at a time is an important point in beginning their journey. The guide explains: “Agree on simple goals, at least to start with. On the first day, it could be just checking the weather or what’s on TV, which can give older people a sense of instant achievement. But also think about more complex, longer-term goals, like having a video call with a relative.”

#13

My Grandma Thought This Was A Cross So She Hung It Up. I Decided Not To Correct Her

Final score:

620points

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Ryan Deschanel 3 years ago

Put it near Obi-Wan-Christ.

271points

#14

My Grandma Knows I’m An Uber Driver But Doesn’t Know How It Works. She Got Me This Planner And Wrote “Thought This Would Be Good For Your Uber Appt’s”

She's beyond precious.

ck2400 Report

Final score:

617points

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Mazer 3 years ago

So thoughtful, I hope she penned in her free time to spend with you

205points

#15

My Wife's Grandpa Is Unsubscribing From Facebook

Final score:

611points

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Mazer 3 years ago

No better way than the USPS. To heck with the employees, by pass the bull and go straight to the top. Man has his priorities in order. Niiiice

208points

There’s an emphasis on taking it slowly too. The guide continues: “Don’t rush them: if they’re not ready to start right now, try and agree on a time that you can both put aside. Let them feel in control. Tell them they can stop anytime they want to.”

“Explain that you don’t want to show them everything, but you think there are one or two things that they might find useful. Explain what the benefits are, and give them the chance to ask questions.”

#16

My Grandma, An Avid Gardener, Has Been Wearing This Mask For Weeks. The Checkout Lady At The Store Today Explained It To Her

Final score:

606points

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Nor 3 years ago (edited)

Grandma's got game, she probably knows all about Mary Jane

293points

#17

My Grandpa Asked Why The Trail Mix Tasted So Bad

Final score:

606points

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Akalvin 3 years ago

well...

147points

#18

My Grandpa Doesn’t Trust His New Roomba So He’s Been Following It Around

Final score:

580points

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matilda 3 years ago

I bet I would do the same

150points

There’s a lot more great information in the guide, so if you need help getting some stubborn elders onto the internet, it’s a recommended read. Hopefully, we’ll see more people of all ages getting started, especially for the fun stuff they unintentionally bring us.

Let us know if you have your own elders that give you a laugh when trying to use the internet. And share your stories in the comments!

#19

Haven't Found My Fisheye Lens For Weeks. My Mom Used It As A Clipper

Final score:

579points

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matilda 3 years ago

What can I say, if it works...

165points

#20

Set Up My Mom’s Updated TV System Yesterday

Final score:

547points

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Mark Melton 3 years ago

My dear departed mom drove us crazy messing up the remotes. She was 86 and absolutely did not have any understanding of any digital technology. Zero! I sure wish she was still here to aggravate me.

6points

#21

My Grandma Loves Her “Jesus” Statue

Final score:

521points

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Ty Stratton-Quirk 3 years ago

How does she explain the prosthetic hand?

264points

#22

My Father Made This Really Nice Landscaping In His Front Yard. And Then He Stood Back And Realized What He Had Done

Final score:

515points

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Ty Stratton-Quirk 3 years ago

It's a necktie; nothing wrong with that!

217points

#23

My Friend Was At The Airport, And This Old French Woman Just Didn't Care

Final score:

512points

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Jihana 3 years ago

That is an awesome pic 🤣

217points

#24

My Mom Accidentally Printed Her Divorce Papers On Stickers

Final score:

512points

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Robin Childers 3 years ago

Now she can really "STICK" It to him! lol

408points

#25

My Grandma Bought My Whole Family Masks - Not Only Do They Make You Look Like Underwear Hannibal Lecter, But They Also Have Holes Punched Through To Make It "Easier To Breathe"

Final score:

508points

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Trillian 3 years ago

Underwear Hannibal Lecter .. I'm crying!

317points

#26

When Mom Comes Over To Visit

Final score:

505points

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imontape 3 years ago

Classic!

140points

#27

This Is What Happens When Your 2,088-Week-Old Mother Loves To Push Buttons In Her New Car

Final score:

503points

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Ty Stratton-Quirk 3 years ago

"Mom, it was a 100-degree August day five minutes ago. This is what happens when you press the wrong combination of buttons!"

156points

#28

My Grandma’s Friend Used The Voice To Text Option And Couldn’t Get It To Stop

Final score:

502points

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beastmachine. 3 years ago

Given the current rate of modernization we might find ourselves in a far worse situation trying to keep up with tech

174points

#29

Hey, That's My Son

Final score:

500points

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Mazer 3 years ago

Time for a trip to the optometrist, a great opportunity for quality time

115points

#30

My 97-Year-Old Grandpa Is On Facebook. A Couple Of Years Ago He Liked A Photo Of Mine, So He Printed The Whole Page To Display It In His Home

Final score:

492points

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Mazer 3 years ago

He’s sounds like a treasure! Knows what’s important in his world

216points

Trying To Explain To The 70-Year-Old Swiss Man Who Offered To Take Our Pic That His Finger Was Covering The Lens

Final score:

481points

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Akalvin 3 years ago

Great picture actually. One you'll never forget! Even better if you trim a little: aaa-611f55...7d52f2.jpg

149points

#32

My Grandmother Passed Down Her Recipes On A Floppy Disk

Final score:

478points

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Devil's Advocate 3 years ago

At least it's a 3.5" floppy

169points

#33

So My Cat-Crazy Mother Figured Out How To Change The WiFi Name Today, Now My Neighbours Must Think We're Running A Brothel. Great

Final score:

466points

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Miss Cris 3 years ago (edited)

That's lovely! Everyone should put names like this!

174points

#34

My Grandmother Had Some Kind Of Existential Facebook Crisis This Afternoon

Final score:

445points

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James016 3 years ago

Those are fair questions

288points

#35

My Mother Got Embarrassed When She "Found My Girlfriends Panties" On Our Kitchen Table

Final score:

424points

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Trillian 3 years ago

OK so after 1,5 years in a pandemic, your mom doesn't recognize a mask when she sees one?

296points

#36

When You Choose An Inappropriate Background To Break The Bad News

Final score:

407points

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BoredPandaAddict 3 years ago

That’s so sad 🤣

308points

#37

My Dad Gave Me This Picture For Christmas

Final score:

400points

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Floofy Samoyed 3 years ago

It's the thought that counts

119points

#38

My Grandma Doesn't Believe I Am Who I Say I Am

Final score:

397points

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matilda 3 years ago

Haha this one made me laugh, i could see hands doing quote signs when saying Christopher

173points

Found This On Facebook Marketplace And Can't Stop Thinking About It

Final score:

395points

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Rowlie 3 years ago

at least he is wearing clothes

210points

#40

Cher Accidentally Turning On Night Mode And Nancy Sinatra Telling Her To Restart. Amazing

Final score:

390points

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Mazer 3 years ago

So awesome to have friends in high places when you need them!

131points

#41

My Grandfather Bought This Neck Massager Online. He Thinks It’s Interesting That This Model Is Also Waterproof

Final score:

370points

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Mazer 3 years ago

Never know when your back goes out, you might be in the hot tub at the time!! Extra points for thinking ahead

186points

#42

My Grandmother Found A Lanyard For Her Keys

Final score:

359points

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Devil's Advocate 3 years ago

Maybe it is, who are you to judge?

181points

#43

My Girlfriend's 79-Year-Old Grandpa Asked Us To Come Over On Easter So He Could Give Us Some Free Computers

Said he keeps getting them for donating. Said his garage is full of them.

tek0011 Report

Final score:

357points

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Devil's Advocate 3 years ago

Well technically...

178points

#44

Went To China To Visit My Grandparents And Saw This Picture On Their Wall. They Thought It Meant Something Inspirational In English

Final score:

357points

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matilda 3 years ago

It's the same with people decorating homes with Chinese symbols When they don't know the language

329points

#45

I Got My 80-Year-Old Father This As A Gag Gift. When He Opened It, He Got All Embarrassed And Immediately Tucked It Away

Later, I privately asked him why he got all weird about it, and I found out that he was under the impression that it was a sex toy.

PyroNecrophile Report

Final score:

352points

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Nixxy 3 years ago

C**K-a-DOODLE-doo

278points

Wrong Emoji

Final score:

330points

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lizard03p3s2 3 years ago

My mom sent the same emoji when my grandmother was passing. I had to explain it to her. She'd already sent it to the entire family.

171points

#47

My Mom Photocopies Recipes Off Of Her iPad

Final score:

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Floofy Samoyed 3 years ago

I'm surprised it actually worked

17points

#48

My Grandmother Politely Asked Me To Try And Not Leave My Condoms In Her House. I Think I Need To Politely Ask Grandma To Upgrade Her Prescription Glasses

Final score:

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Beeps 3 years ago

Well, they are face condoms.

209points

#49

My Mom Found A Blurb In The Newspaper About An App She Was Interested In And Wanted To Remember

Instead of taking a picture of it, she cut it out and taped it to the back of her phone.

Feebedel324 Report

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Devil's Advocate 3 years ago

Pictures just sit there on your phone and don't remind you of s**t unless you remember to look at them

196points

#50

When My Grandfather Has To Log Into Facebook, He Creates A New Account Instead. Today Is His Birthday

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Rowlie 3 years ago

Happy Borgsday!

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Rose the Cook 3 years ago

How about a reverse view looking at young people faced with figuring out items used regularly by their elders in their everyday lives?

77points

Lauren Caswell 3 years ago

Oh there are great clips of kids guessing what old appliances were used for, I love some of the random ideas they have ^-^

37points

WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago

There's a video of 2 kids figuring out how to use a rotary phone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HyyAlcoUXo&t=5s

7points

Patty J. Ayers 3 years ago

Like a LAPTOP. I’m 64 and get tired of young people who only know smartphones. I have to explain things to THEM.

5points

Q B F T 3 years ago

Or just young people in general not being able to figure out basic things that are common today. In my experience (and I'm thinking mainly in my career, where I've worked with people of a range of ages), while I have come across a fair few older people not understanding x, y or z, I've had the "wha... How can you not know how... I can't even!" feeling far more with younger people (say, early 20s). Not a criticism of younger people - you'd expect more of younger people as they lack experience - and I'll be the first to hold my hand up to how dumb I was in my early 20s!

5points

Chich 3 years ago

Or current technology. I know some 20 year old luddites

3points

Emmett O'Brian 2 years ago

Our work phones are flip phones. I handed mine to my 19yo trainee and asked him to call the boss. He looked at it, looked at me, and asked "How does it work?" I had to show him how to push physical buttons. No joke.

0points

Stephen Branley 3 years ago

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Mazer 3 years ago

Just remember some of these people grew up without having electricity without having a phone without having TV…I think they’re all doing great and I think the people who posted here I’d be exceptionally grateful that they have loving people in their lives.

35points

Rissie 3 years ago

No actually they're not that old. Electricity became very common in very early 20th century. We live in 2021, even a centennial was born after electricy became mainstream. Phone and TV were also common for someone in their late 70s, early 80s. And even with that, it's fine to prioritize what you think is important to know. My grandmother would be 111 now and she was all into everything new. She was always the first in her family to try new things, color TV, vaccuum, washer, because she just loved that development. And later on, she still liked new stuff. Too bad she died before modern communication tech like mobile phones, tablets etc became very accessible. She would have loved it. My mom loved it too, but her eye sight deteriorated in the last 10 years and she just chose not to care about it and enjoy the things that she thought were actually important.

20points

Patty J. Ayers 3 years ago

Now this is HILARIOUS! Are you serious? My parents, gone now, were born in 1926 and grew up with all of those things.

3points

Tiny Dancer 3 years ago

Right on, Mazer. Loved seeing all your positive comments on the pics, too. Made me smile. Hope you have a fantabulous day!

1point

Elem F 3 years ago (edited)

So I guess you must predate modern education, where we learn about things like the timeline of scientific and technological advancements involving electricity? Seems you're the oldest person to ever live. Neat.

0points

Hańka 3 years ago

You will be old some day...

31points

Patty J. Ayers 3 years ago

Yes, and I hope they are NOT ridiculed like this.

17points

Mindy Keys 3 years ago

Maybe I am just being a cranky-pants today, but I would give anything to have my grandparents here... I would never make fun of them for not understanding technology... I would just listen and learn all that THEY have to teach. /end grump

17points

Rissie 3 years ago

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William Teach 3 years ago

Interesting. I thought shaming was a bad thing? Oh, right, only when it's convenient. Let's consider that the majority of these people actually were adults when computers and wireless phones and smartphones came into existence. A goodly chunk learned how to actually use them, to take advantage of their benefits. Nowadays it seems young folks use them to stream videos, take videos, and send text messages. And not much more. You can do so much more with these devices.

11points

Charles Bosse 2 years ago

Yeah, how old were they when Star Wars came out though? I definitely know 70+ year olds who code, or know more about marijuana than I do. I also know some who are unapologetically offensive and even mean. Conversely I had a friend who had to explain how to use a washing machine to several college dorm mates and I have had to do AV for college professors across a range of ages. I don't see any of these posts as "haha, look at how stupid they are" as much as a recognition that older people have largely earned the right to do things their way as long as it doesn't hurt anyone (and also that we are uncomfortable explaining things to our parents, which I am sure didn't begin in the last 20 years).

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H Moore 3 years ago

Steve Wozniak is 71 Years Old! And he invented the reason you are able to post these mocking comments. It's not age, it's experience.

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Rissie 3 years ago

Wozniak did not invent modern computing. He built on existing tech and made a very specific hardware and software architecture that was the start of Apple computers. It most certainly is about age and the very smart choice and privilige not to care about everything and anything. Doesn't make it any less endearing. It's just a nice illustration of how the world changes.

2points

Stephen Branley 3 years ago

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Miss Cris 3 years ago

This is a stereotype based on nothing. "New technology" has been invented by people that today are old, and stilll knows more than you. There exist also young and very young people that knows nothing of technology or that they can make a big mistake. But you're selecting a group to shame and bull all oldies. This is thash!

9points

DonS 3 years ago

Ah man! That post reminds of my grandmother (passed away long ago at the age of 94) who was just the sweetest and funniest women you can met. - Showed our new smartphone: "That's not a phone ? That's a wallet." Then I show her that I have a calculator, Netflix, phone related things, games, calendar etc. on it. - When a restaurant already know your address from older order store in their database: "How do you know where I live ? Ohhh! It's crazy how technology is wonderful" and then goes on rambling on the phone for 15 minutes and when ordering food she explains for WHO it is and WHY she's chancing the order (for more food most of the time because she taught we were too skinny). They don't need to know grandma... but I let her go because it was funny and I can hear the person on the phone laughing too. And many more!

10points

Viviane 3 years ago

She sounds like a delight with a touch of badass.

6points

raprent 3 years ago

These are great! Older folks are a treasure.

9points

Virgil Blue 3 years ago (edited)

In a few years our decendents might go "Ha look at the geezer not understanding his new parallel quantum entangled cognitive expansion slot." Or something. Be careful what you laugh at.

7points

Viviane 3 years ago (edited)

Won't there be an emoji for that?

2points

Miss Frankfurter 3 years ago

Just you wait you young'ns! Your time will come soon enough!! This is you guys years in the future remembering what you said, and how you made fun of us "old people", realizing the target is now on YOUR back.😭😭😭 ........ This us "old people" laughing just thinking about when it dawns on you that your time has indeed arrived 🤣🤣🤣 See? Some of us do know how to use emojis.

5points

Viviane 3 years ago (edited)

Miss F, you tell those little whippersnappers what's what and let them cry into their beer when they reach our age! I hope by then, I won't be getting carded in bars anymore. 🥴

1point

Tami 3 years ago

I think it's great when older folks use technology, even when they're doing it wrong. What annoys me is when they REFUSE to touch it and think anyone who uses it is an idiot who's wasting their time.

5points

Viviane 3 years ago (edited)

My mother was limited in her use because she found it hard and my dad was a terrible teacher. Even copy-paste was a challenge. She could at least browse online and Skype people.

2points

Beatriz Souza 3 years ago

Making fun of elderly is absolutely disgusting to me. They are women and men that strive in a time when there were no computers, apps, internet and all the nice thing we easily have access today. You should be praising their wisdom, not doing this. This site is becoming really toxic. #toxicboredpand

5points

M O'Connell 3 years ago

Very nearly all of these posts are lighthearted and pleasant. It's not ageism to look at the technological bungles of an older family member with love and just a bit of humor. In every case, these folks are trying and in most cases succeeding at their goals, just in unusual ways.

10points

Faith Hurst 3 years ago

I'm going to start publicly shaming all of the younger people I help with basic technology questions that go beyond using the few apps they care about. I've just been helping them. Silly me.

4points

Viviane 3 years ago

Up to you. The reason I don't take this list too seriously is that I work on a team with a wide age range (mid-20s to early 60s). It's a nice little bubble where the youngest and oldest can exchange information and teach each other. I don't see the point in retaliating.

1point

Suzanne Haigh 3 years ago

Are these errors purely committed by the elders though?

4points

Eppe 3 years ago

With the ever increasing speed of technological advances this will be all of us soon enough. And don't even get me started on the singularity.

4points

Miss Cris 3 years ago

The singularity is only a myth :)

0points

bill marsano 3 years ago

I'm 80 and I say most of these are pretty funny. If I can't laugh at my own follies I won t be able to laugh at millennials who, when I ask them what time it is, look at their fancy wrist watches and struggle to tell analog time.

3points

Thecoolbonnie 3 years ago

I don't know that these are meant to poke fun or ridicule... I like to think that the people in them would laugh too if they got the joke, it's all in good fun

2points

Dee Stern 3 years ago

I'm 77. I know how to use my cell phone (took a while), but I also know how to use the dial phone I have in my garage. My grandkids have no idea what it is. Bawhaha...I'm having the last laugh!

2points

Lori T Wisconsin 3 years ago

Panda needs to remove this. Ageism is just as evil as racism or sexism. They would not allow a thread poking fun of minorities or LGBTQO folks! Take this off BP now!

2points

Sandy Dyer 3 years ago

1. These people had to teach their kids or grandkids how to eat and wipe their asses, etc. They shouldn't be so smug and critical. And 2. There will only come a time when the ones who think their elders are so stupid, well be elderly, and whatever new technology is out will confuse them, too. And 3. These are people who grew up when having a TV was high tech. There were no person computers, cell phones, Google, no internet. Young people now grew up with similar tech their entire lives. You shouldn't try to poke fun or belittle people for being intimidated by something completely new to them. They know and have done and experienced things young people would be confused and awed by. There, that's my rant. I'm not young like the people I m referring to, and I'm not old like the people in article. Just sticking up for my elders, I suppose. Rant over. Feel free to ignore it,. Carryon with your life

2points

Miss Cris 3 years ago

I don't feel confortable with shaming old people. That's ageism. Moreover, most of them are repeated or about a thing that anybody could do.

2points

M O'Connell 3 years ago

Where exactly did you find 'shaming'? I didn't any language of that sort anywhere, in any post. "Grandma's so dumb" didn't appear once. The posts were honest and relatable. I have people in my life that I was reminded of while scrolling through, and people I know would have done precisely the same things if they were still alive.

4points

Charlotte Jay 2 years ago

I am 76 years old, and see myself in most of these. I do not see any of it as ridiculing us. About 2/3 of the way through, I had already changed my underwear 3 times from laughing so hard. Thanks to all who submitted these, and keep them coming!

1point

mamafrog 3 years ago

Just remember, someday this will be you, if you are under 40, lol.

1point

Melissa Peck 3 years ago

This is how I will be with new technology when I am older.

1point

Miss Cris 3 years ago

That's how I am now with technology :D

0points

Kusotare 3 years ago

I don't laugh at stuff like this, because one day (probably very soon) I'm going to be one of them.

1point

Tara Morgan 3 years ago

I think this is the cutest thing!! I love it and smiled at several :)

1point

Tara Morgan 3 years ago

Also to add, I did not think of these as making fun of grandparents at all! Totally don't see it that way

0points

Jennifer Schager 3 years ago

They've had new technology just as long as the kids that "grew up" with this stuff.

1point

Patty J. Ayers 3 years ago

Yeah, that Steve Jobs was a classic old guy who couldn’t handle technology.

1point

Pecho Muh 3 years ago

Made me cry and laugh at the same time, this post is gold. People, cherish and love the elderly people in your life! ❤

1point

Life is ? 3 years ago

Goofy

1point

Olivier Caissy 3 years ago

Didn’t even read the list. The concept of this post reeks of stereotypes and ageism.

1point

Patty J. Ayers 3 years ago

Here is an intelligent person - thank you. This kind of gross ageism always amazes me, and this one is particularly crude and tasteless.

2points

Brihanna Colton 2 years ago

Lol

0points

Just another Kacchan 2 years ago

Old people try. Sometimes they don't. One thing's for certain. Old people ARE NOT technology people

0points

Andrea Careless 2 years ago

This is so ageist. Stop defining people by age or gender.

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Thomas Naas 2 years ago

Had to stop and show some kids how to change a tire the other day. I'm in my sixties and couldn't believe how helpless they were.

0points

Diane Sharp 2 years ago

My Grandma is 75 and just got her first smartphone. She lives in another state, so I haven't been able to go help her with it. Her niece was supposed to, but fell through. MawMaw figured out signing up for Facebook and Messenger herself! I'm super proud

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Ms NL Ellis 2 years ago

My daughter, my mom and I were on a road trip, my daughter and I are on the same phone plan and our hotspot went out. She asked my mom, "Granny, do you have a hotspot?" My mom said, yes, my neck. I almost wrecked the car.

0points

Jo Firth 2 years ago

Huh - while you laugh at 'old people' remember they had to teach you how to use a spoon!!

0points

Marilyn leger 2 years ago

OMG they're so funny until you run into one you don't understand!

0points

AtomKat 2 years ago

This post is one of my go-to’s whenever I’m feeling down. Always makes me chuckle

0points

John Baker 3 years ago

I don't know where you find this stuff. I'll be 69 in December, and everyone I know in my own age group has a smart phone and a computer, and we're all every bit as adept with them as any twenty-something. In fact, when those twenty-somethings eff up their computers, I'm the guy they call to fix it.

0points

albernistuff 4sale 3 years ago

Sorry but I'm 60 ish and I would be very embarrassed. Had an aunt in her 70's at the time, who had never touched a computer back in the mid 1990's. Bought one to join gardening forums and websites and in 2 years was TEACHING computer classes at the senior centre. These are folks who placed their brains on Idle in their 20's (done with skool, dun with lernin'). Probably were never even able to set the clock on their VCR's. I have many in my age group like this. SOME of these could be brain farts, but most are just "brain no workeee" Likely I am just an old curmudgeon, but I find most of these more sad than cute.

0points

Jane 3 years ago

Many cringe elements in this particular topic. Stereotyping is a tough way to go, sometimes containing elements of truth but never “real” truth at all. I agree with Rose the Cook. Reverse the view. Stereotype a different group and watch the feedback.

0points

pat manna 3 years ago

this is bullying.

0points

LolaInTheDesert 3 years ago

My mom was using a computer mouse at work before I even knew what that was. I’m 59. LOL

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TheHappyBookCat 3 years ago

This made my day. Thank you!

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Alina Rainer 3 years ago

these posts really made me smile :)

0points

Isaac7lego 3 years ago

Love this. Hilarious and wholesome

0points

Paizleypie 3 years ago

I haven't laughed this hard in a long time. These are so funny and sweet.

0points

Ivan Campos 3 years ago

Loved it. It is fun BUT we can laugh with respect, care and a lot of those are actually cute.

0points

Zophra 3 years ago

These all are just lovely. So many of them involve such loving, trying-their-best grandparents.

0points

Amanita Virosa 3 years ago

My Mom (81 yrs) called up at 8pm one night and asked me to look something up for her on the "google". She then said is the google still awake?

0points

Martha Meyer 3 years ago

A lot of these are just petty laughs imo.

0points

Noleen Burton 3 years ago

Old people are not all the same and I think just dwell on the wonderful incidents that have contributed to your lives.Go back in time and much of 'the olden days' would be beyond your comprehension. 83 year old's views.

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Rose the Cook 3 years ago

How about a reverse view looking at young people faced with figuring out items used regularly by their elders in their everyday lives?

77points

Lauren Caswell 3 years ago

Oh there are great clips of kids guessing what old appliances were used for, I love some of the random ideas they have ^-^

37points

WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago

There's a video of 2 kids figuring out how to use a rotary phone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HyyAlcoUXo&t=5s

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Patty J. Ayers 3 years ago

Like a LAPTOP. I’m 64 and get tired of young people who only know smartphones. I have to explain things to THEM.

5points

Q B F T 3 years ago

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Chich 3 years ago

Or current technology. I know some 20 year old luddites

3points

Emmett O'Brian 2 years ago

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Stephen Branley 3 years ago

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Mazer 3 years ago

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Rissie 3 years ago

20points

Patty J. Ayers 3 years ago

Now this is HILARIOUS! Are you serious? My parents, gone now, were born in 1926 and grew up with all of those things.

3points

Tiny Dancer 3 years ago

Right on, Mazer. Loved seeing all your positive comments on the pics, too. Made me smile. Hope you have a fantabulous day!

1point

Elem F 3 years ago (edited)

0points

Hańka 3 years ago

You will be old some day...

31points

Patty J. Ayers 3 years ago

Yes, and I hope they are NOT ridiculed like this.

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Mindy Keys 3 years ago

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Rissie 3 years ago

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William Teach 3 years ago

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Charles Bosse 2 years ago

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H Moore 3 years ago

Steve Wozniak is 71 Years Old! And he invented the reason you are able to post these mocking comments. It's not age, it's experience.

11points

Rissie 3 years ago

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Stephen Branley 3 years ago

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Miss Cris 3 years ago

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DonS 3 years ago

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Viviane 3 years ago

She sounds like a delight with a touch of badass.

6points

raprent 3 years ago

These are great! Older folks are a treasure.

9points

Virgil Blue 3 years ago (edited)

In a few years our decendents might go "Ha look at the geezer not understanding his new parallel quantum entangled cognitive expansion slot." Or something. Be careful what you laugh at.

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Viviane 3 years ago (edited)

Won't there be an emoji for that?

2points

Miss Frankfurter 3 years ago

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Viviane 3 years ago (edited)

Miss F, you tell those little whippersnappers what's what and let them cry into their beer when they reach our age! I hope by then, I won't be getting carded in bars anymore. 🥴

1point

Tami 3 years ago

I think it's great when older folks use technology, even when they're doing it wrong. What annoys me is when they REFUSE to touch it and think anyone who uses it is an idiot who's wasting their time.

5points

Viviane 3 years ago (edited)

My mother was limited in her use because she found it hard and my dad was a terrible teacher. Even copy-paste was a challenge. She could at least browse online and Skype people.

2points

Beatriz Souza 3 years ago

5points

M O'Connell 3 years ago

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Faith Hurst 3 years ago

I'm going to start publicly shaming all of the younger people I help with basic technology questions that go beyond using the few apps they care about. I've just been helping them. Silly me.

4points

Viviane 3 years ago

1point

Suzanne Haigh 3 years ago

Are these errors purely committed by the elders though?

4points

Eppe 3 years ago

With the ever increasing speed of technological advances this will be all of us soon enough. And don't even get me started on the singularity.

4points

Miss Cris 3 years ago

The singularity is only a myth :)

0points

bill marsano 3 years ago

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Thecoolbonnie 3 years ago

I don't know that these are meant to poke fun or ridicule... I like to think that the people in them would laugh too if they got the joke, it's all in good fun

2points

Dee Stern 3 years ago

I'm 77. I know how to use my cell phone (took a while), but I also know how to use the dial phone I have in my garage. My grandkids have no idea what it is. Bawhaha...I'm having the last laugh!

2points

Lori T Wisconsin 3 years ago

Panda needs to remove this. Ageism is just as evil as racism or sexism. They would not allow a thread poking fun of minorities or LGBTQO folks! Take this off BP now!

2points

Sandy Dyer 3 years ago

2points

Miss Cris 3 years ago

I don't feel confortable with shaming old people. That's ageism. Moreover, most of them are repeated or about a thing that anybody could do.

2points

M O'Connell 3 years ago

4points

Charlotte Jay 2 years ago

1point

mamafrog 3 years ago

Just remember, someday this will be you, if you are under 40, lol.

1point

Melissa Peck 3 years ago

This is how I will be with new technology when I am older.

1point

Miss Cris 3 years ago

That's how I am now with technology :D

0points

Kusotare 3 years ago

I don't laugh at stuff like this, because one day (probably very soon) I'm going to be one of them.

1point

Tara Morgan 3 years ago

I think this is the cutest thing!! I love it and smiled at several :)

1point

Tara Morgan 3 years ago

Also to add, I did not think of these as making fun of grandparents at all! Totally don't see it that way

0points

Jennifer Schager 3 years ago

They've had new technology just as long as the kids that "grew up" with this stuff.

1point

Patty J. Ayers 3 years ago

Yeah, that Steve Jobs was a classic old guy who couldn’t handle technology.

1point

Pecho Muh 3 years ago

Made me cry and laugh at the same time, this post is gold. People, cherish and love the elderly people in your life! ❤

1point

Life is ? 3 years ago

Goofy

1point

Olivier Caissy 3 years ago

Didn’t even read the list. The concept of this post reeks of stereotypes and ageism.

1point

Patty J. Ayers 3 years ago

Here is an intelligent person - thank you. This kind of gross ageism always amazes me, and this one is particularly crude and tasteless.

2points