I recently had the interesting thought of what it would be like to try to explain social media to my grandpa.
Twitter:
Me: So, Twitter is a platform where people tweet out their thoughts.
Grandpa: I thought this was about the Internet. Are we talking about birds now?
Me: No, no. So, imagine a diary. But, instead of writing all these personal thoughts into a notebook that only you will ever see, you put the thoughts out onto the Internet for EVERYONE to see.
Grandpa: So, you put your personal information about yourself, out into the public on purpose? Like it’s not an accident?
Me: Yes. So, like, any opinion that you have on anything, you can just put that thought out into the world. This is all public information that anyone can see, like, say, a potential future employer.
Grandpa: You guys do a lot of drugs, huh?
Instagram:
Me: So, Instagram is for photos. It’s basically the same concept as Twitter, but with pictures. You like to take pictures, right grandpa?
Grandpa: Not really, but I do like to capture things that I may not see everyday. What kind of pictures do people post?
Me: Well, people mostly just post pictures of their own faces, they’re called selfies.
Grandpa: Hmm, “selfie”? Sounds a lot like the word “selfish”.
Me: Well, yeah. They post them so other people will tell them how good they look.
Grandpa: And these people aren’t embarrassed or ashamed? Or in a mental asylum?
Me: No, on the contrary, a lot of them will post a selfie and caption it: “No shame”. They will post one about every day or two.
Grandpa: You’re making this shit up.
Facebook:
Me: So, Facebook is basically just a combination of Twitter and Instagram. You pretty much just give people updates on your life and what you’re doing.
Grandpa: You update people on your life? But, these people do know that nobody gives a shit, right? And if this one does the same thing as the other two, why does anybody have the Twatter and Shitstagram ones?
Me: Well, because you have to try to get as much attention as possible. You’re a loser if you’re not updating, posting pictures, and tweeting about yourself!
Grandpa: Seems like it should be the other way around, but what do I know. I just fought in a war.
Snapchat:
Me: Alright, so this one is picture based, too. But instead of everything being public, you only send the picture to someone that you want to see it.
Grandpa: Okay, but what’s the point? Can’t you just do that with your fancy Mp3 ipod picture telephones?
Me: Well, it’s special because the pictures disappear after a few seconds and the other person can’t see it again. So, you know, people use it to send… naughty pictures.
Grandpa: Where do I sign up for a Snapchat?
Haha! This is awesome and true!
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Lol thanks!
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Tongue in cheek, but right on the money!
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Haha! Thanks for reading!
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Hahaha, that was good and now I confess, I’m up to date with definitions of social diaries.
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Glad you liked it lol! Thanks so much for reading!
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Hehehe good one I like your grandpa
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Thank you lol! 😂🙏🏼
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LOL god I hate Snapchat though.
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As do I! Haha thanks for reading!
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Grandpa is a dirty old man.
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Just a joke!
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Haha great read.. I love those fancy Mp3 ipod picture telephone thingy’s! lol
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Glad you liked it man! And yeah I’m pretty fond of them as well 😂 thanks for reading!
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Lmao your grandpa is a funny dude. I see no need for more than just a couple social medias tbh, I don’t get why someone would need to be on 10 different sights if they do indeed do the same thing lol
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lol he is! And you’re totally right, I don’t see the need either. I’m glad you liked the piece and thanks for reading!
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Just came to have a gander and that post gave me a giggle and a half … lol … snapchat …the only social media tool worth having…btw ..is this a real story? …if so , your Grandpa is a legend!
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Haha I’m glad you liked it! And hmm, I’ll leave that up to the imagination whether it is real or not… can confirm grandpa is a legend though! 😄
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I sometimes think that social media is ridiculous but then I remember I write a blog which in essence is exactly that but involving strangers, generally with shared interests and perhaps just a bit more respect than you get from friends for what you post. What would Grandpa say to WordPress?
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Very true! I’m not sure what he’d think of WordPress, he just knows I write things to try to make people laugh lol… but I’m sure he wouldn’t get WordPress either 😂
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Gotta love the generation gap. I find with parents that as I’ve got older, they seem to become more like little kids…with the added interest that a parent-child relationship is based on parents having authority…but then they lose connection with the modern world but won’t listen to their kids. (Sigh)
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Very true! Totally interesting to think about!
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Very clever!!
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Thank you!!
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So very true. Sadly, our society has become all about “me” instead of all about “you.” Had to share this on my FB. Wait, is that hypocritical? LOL
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You hit it dead on. And LOL I think you’ll get a pass for this one 😁
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“because you have to try to get as much attention as possible. ” I guess this one sums it up!! Nice post!
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Lol glad you agree!! Thanks for reading!!
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My husband said that “I don’t know a lot about twitter or spacebook, except that Trump uses one to his advantage and why would I want anybody to know if I took a shit and why would they want to know where I took it to? After all that is kind of a private activity! Your article was enjoyed and these things came to mind while reading it!” It was right on!
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Spacebook haha! You’re husband sounds like a smart/cool guy…. thanks for reading, glad you liked it!!
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lol
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Hahaha! Well phrased post.
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Thanks so much!!
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No problem 😸
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What about wordpress? 😜😄
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I guess I didn’t want to hear what he’d say about it 😂🤷♂️
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Loved it! Couldn’t stop smiling!
P.S. Thank you so much for following my blog. It means a lot.
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Awesome! Glad you liked it! And of course, no problem!
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Sauce Box!!!!!! LOVED this post!!!! Thanks for the “Like” on my latest post, “8th PastaPost” on my excuseusforliviong.com Phil
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Thanks so much for reading I’m glad you liked it! And no problem your post was great! 😄👍🏼
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nicely narrated; I didn’t see the twist coming 🙂
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Thank you! Lol glad I got you with that one! 😎
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Each one of our lives are so unique yet there’s a common thread that runs through them all. Glad you’ve captured these moments, which are easy to identify with, and shared it with us ! 🙂 I love your blog 🙂
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Great way of putting it! And yeah I try to bring out the humor in life best I can! Thanks for reading I’m glad you enjoy my stuff!
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You have a cool grandpa!
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Lol yes I do !!
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Funny! 🙂
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Thanks so much!!
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Ha! This is hilarious – Grandpa knows best! 😂
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Haha he does! Thanks for reading, glad you liked it!!
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Something similar happened , in a slightly more conservative way when I was explaining exactly these to my father few days back 😁😁 the way we sugarcoat things when explaining to elders 😅😅
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😂😂 right?! And their responses are usually free of any kind of sugar coating!
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You wrote really cool. IT’s sounding funny. I like it. Thanks for making me smile.
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Thanks so much! Glad you liked it!!
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I just loved the way it ended!Good one!Keep going!
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Hey thanks so much! I appreciate you taking the time to read!
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Most welcome!
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