50 Old People Who Should Be Supervised Online

Social media has changed the world and how we connect with one another. No longer are we forced to communicate by mailing a letter or passing notes around.

If you want to connect with a friend, you can just tweet, DM, snap, or text them. Unlike before, when you had to call a friend on a landline without knowing whether or not they were even home, or worse, answer phone calls with no caller ID and hope it was someone you liked and wanted to talk to.

For many millennials, we couldn’t imagine lives without social media, as we came of age alongside technology, and Gen Z grew up in a technologically advanced world. However, there are folks who are having a difficult time with the ever-evolving technology, especially social media.

Think of your aging parents or grandparents opening a web browser and typing “google.com” into the address bar, spending what feels like HOURS navigating to the top hyperlink to take them to Google, only to then type the URL of the website they want into the darn Google search bar.

It’s maddening, but they’re trying! And there’s something so funny and oddly charming about elderly people using social media that there’s a subreddit dedicated to their antics, called r/oldpeoplefacebook, with a whopping 1 million members and growing.

We collected some of the best posts shared there and elsewhere around the Internet, so keep scrolling to see more.

1. Senior Discount

ashley_spashley

2. I wonder if she ever answered?

hawkayecarumba

3. Happy Hanukkah!

__phlogiston__

4. Helpful comment!

cat_attack_

5. Don't talk back to John

clevahgeul

6. Worst food at the worst prices!!!!

cryznhart

7. There will be no binge drinking on Nanny’s watch

gofordrew

8. Boy, do I miss those almonds

fart_shoes

9. SIGN UP FOR LASAGNA

Rorshach85

10. This guy on my community Facebook page

abbymac823

11. Happy Mother's Day

biggiepants

12. Found one!

wontonpierre

13. Kenny

reddit

14. I THOUGHT IT WAS A COBRA

Rorshach85

15. Jim is a wise man

reddit

16. Do not recline

PwndKitty

17. Coward

areyououttayourmoind

18. Janice would like to help but cannot

ten_yachtz

19. My grandma is not amused

l1zardr0ckets

20. Yeah, I'm not their grandson

DaInfamousCid

21. FOR OVER 40 YEARS

iris1016

22. Sandra does NOT care for these feathered fools

acidcakes134

23. Chad :)

throwawaytejas321

24. NO RETURNS

Rorshach85

25. Beth is DONE with the Today Show. And carrots

purpleandpenguins

26. She's obviously not her grandma's favorite...

StormSwampert

27. DON’T WASTE MY TIME

reddit

28. Disappointed

BANTER_WITH_THE_LADS

29. HORNET

Rorshach85

30. He went to prison

_an_actual_bag_

31. No ma'am

MrsMozely

32. Wrong person

UrFaveMcDonEmploye

33. Hire somebody at Walmart

Joe4913

34. My Grandma’s savage comment

Throwawayroast111

35. I HATE YELLOW

Rorshach85

36. It's a great day!

assumetehposition

37. My aunt's response to a photo of my husband and me where I jokingly said we are "ready to take on the apocalypse"

gladys-the-octopus

38. Ruth is done with Tasty’s nonsense

vio1etstar

39. Found this on Facebook Marketplace and can't stop thinking about it

walterfilbert

40. My great aunt has the best sense of humor

JuicyJake3737

41. Maurice just wanted to know

Facebook

42. Not a care in the world

macklintietze

43. Sent this to my dad a couple of years ago. It still makes me laugh

investorman689

44. Jack hates the Mazda Miata

fooaddict95

45. Grilled cheese isn’t the only thing getting burnt

BugsBunnysCouch

46. No comment, sorry

pop_out

47. I WILL SUE THIS COMPANY

Rorshach85

48. Potato salad

tobekiller96

49. A threat from Grandpa?

UTOPILO

50. Granny messaged to wish me luck on my test

BenHellboner

Remember to help supervise your elders when they use the computer

giphy

Are you Facebook friends with your parents or other older family members? Have they shared any embarrassing moments of their own?

We definitely want to hear about it, so please drop your stories in the comments section below. And if you thought to grab a screenshot, you can always submit it to r/oldpeoplefacebook to share with others who you know will enjoy it.