I have always said the internet is a confusing place, but for our elders, it is basically a digital haunted house. These boomers on social media are out here trying to unsubscribe from a physical storefront and accidentally posting extreme close-ups of their foreheads on Marketplace. It is pure, unadulterated chaos. I love the wholesome confusion of someone who thinks a whale video is a threat to national security. They are winning at the internet, just in their own special, nonsensical way.

Boomers on social media

The sheer audacity of a man giving a serious presentation while a massive accidental selfie of a woman is displayed right below him is the kind of comedy gold you just cannot script. It is an accidental masterpiece. We see boomers on social media who are out here warning the entire neighborhood about second whale videos being pornographic, and you have to wonder what the first whale video was. It is a tech support nightmare of epic proportions. I especially love Sheila, who went to a Google review for an Apple store just to write unsubscribe me. That is not how any of this works, Sheila, but I admire your spirit! Then you have the funny facebook posts where an accidental Happy Anniversary comment is left on a report about ambulances at a grocery store. It is the confusion zone where social etiquette and digital buttons collide with disastrous results. We see Marketplace listings for distressed clocks that are actually just low-angle selfies of older women. It is a tribute to the nonsensical polls and keyboard mashings that make us realize the cat might actually have a better grasp of the iPad than some of our relatives. They are just out here trying to find the Any key in a world of touchscreens.

The Nextdoor poll by Monika with options like B dad ok def is a work of abstract art. It is a digital fever dream that we are all lucky enough to witness. We laugh with them, not at them, because we have all had to explain what a browser tab is at Thanksgiving dinner. It is a shared experience of watching our elders navigate a world that was clearly not designed for them. They are out here wearing trench coats and sunglasses indoors, and honestly, they are icons of the social media mishap.

If you need a break from your own tech fails, go find some funny grandparent stories or maybe some wholesome senior content to brighten your day. You might also enjoy some old people on facebook memes or even some funny neighborhood watch posts. There is always someone more confused than you are, and they probably have an iPad.