Humor for Seniors

A Late Bloomer’s Guide to Navigating the Social Media Ocean

14 Great Tips for Better Social Media Use for Seniors Like Me

Mike Broadly, DHSc
Funny, Inc.
Published in
4 min readSep 27, 2023

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Photo by Rene Asmussen from Pexels

G’day, my wise senior mates! Yours truly, a seasoned grandpa, recently dived headfirst into the mystical ocean of social media. Now, let me tell ya, it wasn’t my bright idea — credit goes to my seven grandkids.

These tech whizzes in the making offered to guide me through the cyber jungle, and, crikey, was I in for a ride! I’m all in, mates, but my nerves are doing the Macarena.

So there I was, a digital explorer with grandkids as my cheerleaders. They know their way around Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook — you name it. Honestly, I didn’t even know half of these sites existed until recently.

Now, I won’t lie — I’m still a bit hesitant like a pirate cautiously eyeing uncharted waters. But hey, after using emojis, hashtags, and whatnot, I’m here to share the bits of digital wisdom I’ve picked up.

Join me in this tale of a grandpa’s escapade into the pixelated sea. It’s a story of emojis, hashtags, and learning to navigate the chaos of memes. Will my social media ship sink or swim? Stick around to find out!

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Mike Broadly, DHSc
Funny, Inc.

Retired health scientist in his mid 70s, avid reader, writer, chief editor of Health & Science, part of ILLUMINATION. Info: https://medium.com/p/28cc629772ab