40 Times Grandparents Used Social Media And Created Comedy Gold

Technology updates every week. The older generation did not sign up for that. From mysterious pop-ups that “won’t go away” to screenshots taken of actual screenshots, there is something strangely wholesome about watching parents and grandparents bravely step into the digital arena. They click with confidence. They type in all caps. They absolutely refuse to admit the Wi-Fi might not be “broken.”

This collection captures the older generation taking on modern tech with determination, confusion, and accidental comedy. The results are chaotic, endearing, and proof that no matter how advanced our devices get, human error will always keep things interesting.

#1 She Just Went And Got Receipts

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#2 Name Every Beverage

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#3 Grandmas Are Confidence Boosters

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#4 This Is Undoubtedly Something Grandpa Would Do

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#5 I Ordered Uber Eats For My Grandma To Try, And Not Even A Day Later, She's Taken Control

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#6 My Grandma Thought This Was A Cross, So She Hung It Up. I Decided Not To Correct Her

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#7 Who Else Enjoyed The Bugs Bunny Halftime Show?

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#8 Bought My Dad A Kindle, And He’s Using It As A Bookmark

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#9 This Mom Crashed Her Son's Presentation

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#10 My Grandma Thinks Our iMessage Chat Is Google, I’m Just Going Along With It

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#11 I Sent My Grandfather A Picture Of Our Cat Dressed As A Reindeer. Turns Out He Didn't Have My Number In His Contacts

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#12 My Girlfriend's Grandma Thought The iPad Was A Cutting Board

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#13 My Dad Sharing A Memory Of Me

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#14 Grandma Likes To Get Us Puzzles For Christmas. She Thought It Was An Elf

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#15 My Mom Photocopies Recipes Off Of Her iPad

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#16 Or She’s Just Laughing At You

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#17 This Made Me Laugh Out Loud Audibly

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#18 This Parent Misused The Skull Emoji

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#19 The “Thank You” Is Sending Me

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#20 Granma's Facebook Bio

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#21 Facebook, Please Delete Dorothy

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#22 Still No "You're Welcome" From Google

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#23 Disgusting. Peta Has Been Called

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#24 My Wife And I Got Her Grandparents An iPad. I Think We Need Another Tutoring Session

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#25 My Fiancé’s Grandma Texted Her Cell Phone Asking For Her Cell Phone Number

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#26 My Grandma Should Go To A Nursing Home

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#27 Order Cake

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#28 I Genuinely Laughed

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#29 Our Boss Was Like "Omg, Stop! That's Not A Thing" And Then Asked Her Why She Wasn't Using Shortcuts

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#30 I Can't Stop Laughing At This

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#31 He Now Thinks I’m A Tech Genius Cause I Know What Google Play Store

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#32 I Never Thought My Dad Belonged Here Until Now

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#33 Let's Be A Relatable Company

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#34 Do It For Me Google

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#35 Thank You For Keeping Us Posted, Susan

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#36 Adorable & Hilarious

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#37 She Did Not

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#38 My Grandpa Gave Me His Phone Because He Didn't Want It Anymore. This Was The Only Picture Saved On It

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#39 I Don't Think That's How The Star Rating System Works

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#40 That's Not How This Works... That's Not How Any Of This Works

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