Are Millennials laughing at your Facebook profile?

Getting to grips with social media in a fast-moving world of technology can take some time, but while many Baby Boomers are way ahead of the trend when it comes to Facebook, a few have fallen victim to a new viral post online.

A Millennial has sparked a frenzy on Facebook after sharing a series of photos of Baby Boomers’ profile photos and descriptions on her page – mocking their social media introductions, as they clearly struggled to get their heads around setting up their page for the first time.

And while many Boomers will undoubtedly see the funny side, knowing it’s just a bit of fun, others may take offence. So, as more and more Millennials comment on the post and mock the photos with their friends, do you think this is a bit of fun, or does it feel like online bullying?

Kristin Hagan started the trend with the series of photos, writing on her post: “Some nice old ladies with amazing Facebook bios.” And the introductions range right from one lady’s list of her favourite foods through to another openly admitting she has a “very unpleasant granddaughter”.

“I have nothing to say in what is new. All I know is I have a very unpleasant Granddaughter,” that smiling woman’s bio read, while another simply stated the word: “Seafood,” and another wrote: “Pasta.”

Elsewhere, one lady wrote the words: “I do not give Facebook permission to print anything off my computer,” and another wrote: “Judy call me 0 lost your number,” clearly having meant to send the message privately.

The post has been shared over 166,000 time and garnered over 23,000 reactions – with most people happily finding the funny side. Most of the comments were from fellow Millennials laughing about the bios, with one writing: “Lmao I am dying!!! That’s gonna be us someday.”

Another wrote: “Something my mom would do,” and another added: “I am laughing so hard.” Meanwhile one wrote: “I WAS CRYING LAUGHING. ‘Pasta’. Same, I 100% relate.”

It comes after it was revealed that a Facebook group had been set up where Millennials post into it pretending to be Baby Boomers. The group, named “A group where we all pretend to be boomers,” features photos and comments often with a string of typos and using language many younger generations associate with those older than them.

“It’s definitely been a lot more successful than I expected, and I think a lot of that can be attributed to the relatable nature of how boomers post,” moderator Robert Snyder told The Guardian of the group previously. 

While one person previously commented under a black and white music video with the caption: ““I remember when Walter and I went to a concert in 1971. It was Strawberry Alarm Clock and Bread. We slept in the back of his Barracuda. It was so romantic! We had some Boones Farm and made love for the first time. I got so sick and threw up! This is Florrie,” others would simply share blurry photos with captions in capital letters.