‘Not even a computer from the 2000s has this many viruses’: People despair at how Boomers use technology

It’s got to have been difficult being an older person when computers and cell phones went mainstream. You spend your whole life doing things analog and then all of a sudden you have to catch up with a world that sends text messages and watches TikToks. My grandma always used to boast that she knew …
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‘How old is he? 50?’: Boomer kid impresses internet with precocious knowledge of farm machinery

Some kids just seem to be born as old people. As soon as they’re out of diapers, they start taking up mannerisms and interests that would be more suited to their grandpa. As a parent, I’m sure it’s not exactly a problem when your child turns out like this—indeed, you likely had a lot to …
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20+ Cringey Facebook Memes That Might Make Your Boomer Relatives Chuckle After Christmas Dinner

It’s no secret that older people can have some problems with adapting to technology. Many seem to love nothing more than uploading cryptic Facebook statuses and leaving out-of-pocket comments on strangers’ photos.  Perhaps their most beloved social media pastime of all, though, is interacting with tragically dated and unfunny memes. There is a whole subsection …
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Geezers Share a Cornucopia of Fantastic Wisdoms They Wished They Knew When They Were Young and Spry

Sage wisdom is invaluable. Like the tribes or yore, we rely on our elders in order to teach us valuable lessons about survival and life in general. Although we may not need to know which berries are edible or how to tan a hide, nowadays elderly folks still have a cornucopia of fantastic wisdom to …
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Bitter Old Haters Criticize Hot Grandma For Her Fashion, Youngsters Rush to Her Defense

Women are told what to wear and how to look at every age. You’d think by the time you were a senior citizen, your peers would cut you some slack about your appearance, but that is unfortunately not the case. Older people can be the most judgemental critics of others’ appearances. If I hear one …
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Redditors Share the Wildly Out of Touch Things They’ve Been Told

If you find yourself rubbing shoulders with the upper crust, it won’t be long before they say something that they think will be relatable to everyone, but actually reveal their deep ignorance. The result can be a fun mix of amusing and insulting. Of course, being out of touch is not all about wealth, it …
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People Share ‘Old People’ Things They Hated as Children, But Love as Adults

As I’ve grown up, many things I hated as a child get put into perspective. For instance, when I was a kid, I hated when adults would fight over the bill at a restaurant. I wished that one of the families would accept the generous offer and try to cover the bill next time. Now …
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Young People Discuss The Importance of Intergenerational Friendships

So many people are weird about age. We’ve got 20-year-olds telling 25-year-olds that they «look good for their age.» Middle-aged people are catastrophizing about young people killing various industries. Twenty-somethings claim that a 26-year-old dating a 38-year-old is a predatory age gap. If you’re spending too much time online, it might seem like nobody knows …
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Boomer Style Gen X Meme Inspires Brutal Thread About Generational Cringiness

One subtle reminder I receive about not getting any younger is the social media presence of the people I knew in high school. It’s hard to put a finger on it exactly, but it’s like some of them just stopped acknowledging several years ago that the internet and its trends kept on evolving. This isn’t …
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Anti-Aging Billionaire Gets Clowned for Sharing 111 Pill Supplement Regime Meant to Stop Him Getting Old

Look, nobody enjoys getting old. I know that aging is supposed to be a gift, but the way our bodies fall apart with time is one of the most horrifying things about being alive. I’m still pretty young by anybody’s standards, and the amount of minor ailments I have in comparison to when I was …
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