Facebook users are old—their average age is 38—and old people are the last to learn about anything, online or off. Internet culture is a youth culture, and the image macros that eventually bubble up to Facebook were launched by 16-year-olds on Tumblr or 4chan. Old people discovering image macros through Facebook is a lot like old people discovering the Arcade Fire through NPR.
Old People on Facebook Discover Memes
Oh shit. Were the Arcade Fire on other radio stations before NPR? I feel so left out.
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Anyone have suggestions for other “old” people to follow on Tumblr? Sometimes it weirds me out that my dash is heavily...
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openareas said:
38 is old? I guess I should start picking out cemetery plots.
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