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24 Old People Who Don't Seem To Understand Facebook


Sometimes the older generation can't quite grasp the technicalities of Facebook. Despite Facebook's large demographic of Baby Boomers, the constant changes to the site seem to confuse some of its users. From time to time as well, older people, for whatever reason, like to use Facebook as a place to overshare with family. Instead of a private call, text, or even email, airing out dirty laundry or private details on Facebook seems to be a common occurrence. This results in some unintentionally hilarious and cringeworthy posts for everyone else to enjoy.
Reddit users enjoy these kinds of posts greatly. The subreddit /r/oldpeoplefacebook is filled with the best screenshots of the most unhinged Facebook posts from the older users of the site. Some of the posts are totally inappropriate, but it is so clear that it was not intentional in any way. Some older people are confused by the technology Facebook has to offer, so here are 24 posts from people on Facebook that are just a little off.