Slate's Geezer Issue One Year Later: Geezers Need Excitement

I can’t begin to fathom the exuberant amount of wise cracks about older people and the internet that are currently in circulation. It’s rather common to hear someone say, “My grandpa types five words per minute,” or, “Nana, do I have to show you how to send an email again?” The truth of the matter is that the majority of seniors view the internet as another noisome invention by young whippersnappers today that isn’t worth the trouble of learning how to navigate. Michael Agger noted in his article “Geezers Need Excitement” that only 35 percent of seniors actually know how to fully operate and use the internet mainly to check their emails, to stay updated with family, or for work-related reasons. Whatever the case may be, the old people who do know how to navigate through the internet’s magical maze actually enjoy the web and find nifty little doohickeys of sites to explore. Is it weird that Papa Joe has a facebook or Grandma Nancy just posted a YouTube video? I don’t think so because seniors are allowed to express their personality and individuality through the internet just like everyone else. I know this may seem like a basic concept but SENIORS ARE PEOPLE TOO.