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“Old People Facebook”: 45 Times Old People Used Social Media And It Resulted In Comedy Gold
While millennials couldn’t imagine their lives without social media, and generation Z entirely grew up with technology, there are people who’re genuinely struggling to make sense of this whole new tech world. Just think of your grandma and grandpa searching for the letter T on the keyboard in what feels like a solid hour-long bender.
But hey, at least they’re trying hard, and some are even learning to share a story on Facebook, call via Whatsapp, and hang out on Zoom meetings. Well, maybe not the last one.
And there’s something so charming about elderly people navigating the complex terrain of the tech world that there’s a whole subreddit, r/oldpeoplefacebook, dedicated entirely to it. Created in 2013, the community has 1 million members sharing the fun, cute, and sometimes cringe-worthy moments of elders walking in the internet jungle. “Grandma and grandpa have finally joined social media, and they love sharing their opinions with everyone,” states the description.
And as your phone buzzes with a new notification from your grandma streaming live to show how pretty her re-potted geranium looks, let me tell you, this post—you can relate.
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According to a 2018 Eurostat study, 87 percent of people in Europe who are aged 75 years and over have never been online. This is partly because most current technology is designed in a way that relies on users’ ability to see, hear, and read. But many elderly are struggling to do so due to their age and health conditions.
Another study conducted by Pew Research showed that 23% of elderly people in US have a “physical or health condition that makes reading difficult or challenging.” Meanwhile, 29% said they suffer from “disability, handicap, or chronic disease that prevents them from fully participating in many common daily activities.”
The same study suggested that seniors would need assistance to learn to use social media or tech devices. Only 18% of seniors expressed that they’re comfortable with learning how to use a new technology device, and 77% said that they would rely on someone else helping them.
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Among many reasons why seniors are less likely to learn to use technology are reduced mobility and reactivity. Some elders are less likely to absorb new knowledge since they never got accustomed to technology throughout their lives, so this is truly an uncharted and very challenging terrain for them. Others struggle with touch screens due to hardened hand skin, poor eyesight, and reduced reaction.
At the end of the day, everyone is responsible for being more accepting towards seniors using technology, even if it sometimes means you should overlook their not-always-perfect attempts to master it.
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It Was Worth A Shot
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Calm Down G R A N D M A
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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
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Granny Messaged To Wish Me Luck On My Test
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On A Photo Of My Fiance
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Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
I know this will be me in a one day, hope my kid/grandkids are sweetly patient too:)
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This Must Technically Count. My Aunt Just Took A Screenshot
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My Grandmothers Comment On My Photo Of Me And My 15 Year Old Cat
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My Late Father, Chuck, Had To Use Speech-To-Text Which LED To Some Amazing Posts
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My Uncle Just Left This Comment On His Own Picture Of A Frog. There Are No Other Comments Or Likes
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My Late Grandmother Figuring Out Her Phone
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60 Year Old Coworker Has Been Texting Me Everyday For Over A Year
Kati H 4 years ago
If my shift starts at six, I will wake up 3:30 AM and if it starts at five I will wake up 2:30 AM. So 4:32 AM would be almost late for a Good morning 😁
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Jamma 4 years ago
I agree. That is up to the text receiver to decide based on their personal knowledge, but feels creepy to me w/o knowing the guy. After all, 60 is not that old and certainly not to old to be perving. It's not like they are a cute, doddering grandpa.
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Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 4 years ago
I wonder if he has to be st work that early and the coworker is just politely making sure he is awake. Like a polite wake up call.
Luna LaLuna 4 years ago
My good friend from work who retired couple years back, ever since, sent me motivational good morning quotes and pictures, every morning 😊
Lily Mae Kitty 4 years ago
holy hell, I'll be 60 next year. there must be different levels of 60 b/c I will not be doing this.
Dorothy Parker 4 years ago
Letting someone know they're alive. The day they don't text, send help asap!
California Jones 4 years ago
A friend of mine used to text this to his crush every single morning.
Marnie 4 years ago
I wouldn't call a 60yo elderly. My brother died at 60. He had created an app that would monitor performance of Oracle databases and pinpoint changes that could be made to improve it. And it did this without slowing down the DB. Target used to use it for a few years, paying him about $40,000/yr for support. One could say he was pretty technologically adept. (He'd be 64 now.)
weatherwitch 4 years ago
I wonder why though? Perhaps they're a bit lonely and a greeting to start the day cheers them up? 🤷♀️😊
Seabeast 4 years ago
I'm over 60 and have been using technology and the internet for at least 25 years. Where the heck does this person live that someone that age is new to these things.
Mary Peace 4 years ago
There are some people who don't want to do them at all. Then maybe something happens, e.g. they become house-bound, and they suddenly have to get to grips with it.
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Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
"Even more surprisingly, the purchaser discovered that it was actually not a reflection, but a small enamel artwork. Tomorrow, on marketplace mysteries...who are the people buying the poorly executed crafts? You won't believe their stories! Until next time, dear viewers"
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Cher Accidentally Turning On Night Mode And Nancy Sinatra Telling Her To Restart...amazing
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The Comment Is From My Grandmother
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Grandma Said She Was In The Middle Of The Atlantic Late Last Night With No Extra Explanation
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Funny! Also, I’m Dying
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Good Job
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Congrats Jeff
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Grandma Has Seen This Man Before!!
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When My Grandfather Has To Log Into Facebook, He Creates A New Account Instead. Today Is His Birthday
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Martha Meyer 4 years ago
There should be an equivalent for young people. "Young people trying to use rotary phones" or something. Most of Gen Z seem to have trouble working desktop computers as well.
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
Let them wait a few decades and they will be on the other side of this :D
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s. vitkovitsky 4 years ago
I found this kind of condescending. Some of these 'cute' old people lived through wars, most raised families, had jobs, friends they may have lost, etc. They've seen so many changes and mostly kept up.
Uncommon Boston 4 years ago (edited)
Thank you! The world changed tremendously in the last sixty years. Yes, and we all kept up. Maybe not to everyone's standards. Cute and old? Me? Oh my.
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Jo Choto 4 years ago
Some of these just make my heart ache for all the people who are just so confused by technology that has taken over so much of their lives. I want to help them all.
François Carré 4 years ago
Its' actually party of my job to help people confused by technology (and they're not always elders, also people who couldn't study for long, newly arrived immigrants, etc.). Sometimes it's funny, no really big issues, sometimes (rarely) there are embarrassing, facepalm situations because the person is plain stupid ; but most of the time it's just infuriating. The way that online administration is genuinely designed and MEANT to get people confused, lost, feel left alone, and make them give up what they would have the right to claim (like social welfare)... And governments still pretending that doing everything online from home is "more practical" and "environment-friendly" (yeah, let's all get permanently connected, let's create billions of smart objects that use pollutant materials, let's build giant data centers to run all that sh*t H24 with massive refrigeration system to cool it down - it's all virtual and has no impact on the environment). Disgusting.
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Kenny Kulbiski 4 years ago
As an old people I'm happy to see this. I've been looking for a reason to be offended like everyone else and I think this will work. I'd start an offended old peoples group but that would involve technology and no naps so.......
Hanne DeBann 4 years ago
At some point, this is going to happen to everyone because the next generation’s technology will make no sense to us.
Martha Meyer 4 years ago
There should be an equivalent for young people. "Young people trying to use rotary phones" or something. Most of Gen Z seem to have trouble working desktop computers as well.
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
Let them wait a few decades and they will be on the other side of this :D
Load More Replies... s. vitkovitsky 4 years ago
I found this kind of condescending. Some of these 'cute' old people lived through wars, most raised families, had jobs, friends they may have lost, etc. They've seen so many changes and mostly kept up.
Uncommon Boston 4 years ago (edited)
Thank you! The world changed tremendously in the last sixty years. Yes, and we all kept up. Maybe not to everyone's standards. Cute and old? Me? Oh my.
Load More Replies... Jo Choto 4 years ago
Some of these just make my heart ache for all the people who are just so confused by technology that has taken over so much of their lives. I want to help them all.
François Carré 4 years ago
Its' actually party of my job to help people confused by technology (and they're not always elders, also people who couldn't study for long, newly arrived immigrants, etc.). Sometimes it's funny, no really big issues, sometimes (rarely) there are embarrassing, facepalm situations because the person is plain stupid ; but most of the time it's just infuriating. The way that online administration is genuinely designed and MEANT to get people confused, lost, feel left alone, and make them give up what they would have the right to claim (like social welfare)... And governments still pretending that doing everything online from home is "more practical" and "environment-friendly" (yeah, let's all get permanently connected, let's create billions of smart objects that use pollutant materials, let's build giant data centers to run all that sh*t H24 with massive refrigeration system to cool it down - it's all virtual and has no impact on the environment). Disgusting.
Load More Replies... Kenny Kulbiski 4 years ago
As an old people I'm happy to see this. I've been looking for a reason to be offended like everyone else and I think this will work. I'd start an offended old peoples group but that would involve technology and no naps so.......
Hanne DeBann 4 years ago
At some point, this is going to happen to everyone because the next generation’s technology will make no sense to us.
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