We're here to give the elderly some serious props for trying to figure out technology. But sometimes (often) they fail. And it's so, so, so, entertaining. This may sound like some light bullying, but we are coming from a place of utmost respect, a place of undying appreciation for their ability to accidentally create the kind of wholesome content that the rest of us just need.
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Lockdown has been tough on everyone and finding things to do to keep entertained is becoming more and more of a challenge. Especially for the elderly in nursing homes; with no family or outside entertainment able to visit, it can't be easy. But Sydmar Lodge Care Home in Middlesex, UK, has come up with a brilliant way to keep heir elderly residents entertained during these difficult times. The home's activities coordinator, Robert Speker has helped the residents to recreate a whole bunch of iconic album covers. From Madonna to Adele to Bruce Springsteen, the results of the viral project are breathtaking. Take a look for yourself.
If you've passed the age of 25, then you've almost certainly hit that inevitable quarter-life crisis where you start feeling like an old person. Suddenly you have to be in bed by 10 pm every night or else you'll feel like utter sh*t every morning, and going out seems like the most mundane chore in the world. It's rough, but unfortunately it's just a part of life, so own it!
Ever wish there was a Facebook-type site where you can connect with and kvetch about your neighbors? We'd like to introduce you to Nextdoor. The social networking site focuses on specific neighborhoods, and thanks to Best Of Nextdoor, you can enjoy the insane complaints, brilliant non-sequiturs, and internet-challenged antics of the elderly - all without having to sign up for a site that's predictably filled with Karens and other narcs. We've included some examples of their latest and greatest, but you can find a whole lot more on Twitter. Happy scrolling and eye-rolling!
Do you ever wonder what the world will be like when us Millennials get older? We certainly do. This amusing Twitter thread, imagined by Twitter user Zoom Zoom Lagoon, imagines an elderly Millennial's conversation with a youngin and their mom, and let's just say, it seems pretty accurate of what's to come in the future. Now go check out some Millennial memes here!
Few things are more entertaining than grandparents on social media. Their posts and comments may be cringey as heck, but can you blame them? They didn't exactly grow up with the internet like we did. Regardless, we think they're hilarious and very much deserving of some recognition, so get scrollin' and then check out /r/OldPeopleFacebook for more!
Few things are more entertaining than grandparents on social media. Their posts and comments may be cringey as heck, but can you blame them? They didn't exactly grow up with the internet like we did. Regardless, we think they're hilarious and very much deserving of some recognition, so get scrollin' and then check out /r/OldPeopleFacebook for more!
Sure, we're not all geniuses with computers. But at this point in time, when computers have been a necessity for most households and workplaces for a few decades, it's a little ridiculous when someone doesn't know that you can't print a clickable link. Tech support gets some ridiculous requests, and some of them are even mean, like this Karen who had her bluff called and had her website deleted.
One of our favorite pastimes is admiring the cringe explosion that is old people using social media. Twitter user @dogwithablog_69 has made all of this a lot easier with this Twitter thread of the elderly and technologically ignorant completely abusing Facebook's cheerful status banners. The collection is impressive, a very worthwhile way of getting your Monday procrasturbation on.
From entitled vegan runners, to shitposting old people, neighborhood-based social networking site Nextdoor is never boring. The hilarious Twitter account @bestofnextdoor is solid proof of that. The account collects the weirdest and funniest posts the site has to offer, and then lovingly shares it with their followers. And now we're sharing them with you.
You can't really blame a group of people who had adult children before the internet was even invented for being bad with the internet. But you can most certainly laugh at the frequent mistakes they make on there. There's weird breaks in social media etiquette, strange oversharing and general mistakery. But hey, these old people on social media are doing their best.
Technology is a constant source of fear and anxiety for old people. They have a hard time learning how to use it, and so will you when you get old. When we're trying to beam 40 year old memes into each other's brains via the super-internet, we'll probably make some similar mistakes like direct messaging google or leaving a wildly inappropriate comment on the wrong post.
Now she is one okay boomer. This bad lady will set you back over a grand, but it's worth it for, uh, whatever you get out of it. Nursing training, right. If there were any more funny amazon reviews for this realistic geriatric nursing doll, we'd have found them.
