I can't wait to see what technology will stump Gen Z and Millennials when we're old and gray. I wouldn't be surprised if we choose to abandon social media altogether, opting for a simpler life with VHS players dictating our media consumption. Some day, I will be too old and foolish to adapt to the newest social media sensation, and I can't wait. I don't want to adapt…I want to read a good book and not feel like my brain is rotting away by the algorithm deciding what I want and showing it to me on an endlessly scrollable screen.
Many people will use social media even if they don't fully grasp it. The musings of the elderly on platforms like Facebook make them way more interesting than a Facebook with only competent users. Just like TikTok wouldn't be TikTok without 7-year-olds posting hyperpop originals, Facebook wouldn't be Facebook without the elderly posting complete nonsense.
