I happen to be one of those elders you speak of. It's funny that you mention how we oldtimers would keep account of our lives via scrapbooks.
I have been happily married for 47 years now and remain so.
Last week my wife visited our son who now lives in the home where he was brought up.
We sold him our home and moved to Upstate New York. We had left boxes filled with so many photos of our lives together in the basement.
Well, we finally got around to collecting the remainder of our stuff.
For the past week, we have been enjoying the memories kindled by all of those old photos.

The only social media account that I have ever been involved with is #hive.
I got started because our son suggested that documenting on the blockchain, what goes on here at the farm, would be a wonderful way to allow future generations to get a better understanding of where they came from, our interests, our values and the importance we place have always placed on family.

I also enjoy my privacy and that is the main reason I now live in an area void of people. Because of the fact that we have four children and now have a family including seven grandchildren I may need two hands to count the # of people who would come to feed me a bowl of soup. True friends are far and few between, relationships that have stood the test of time.

I have a saying, no new friends, and the reason for that attitude is that authentic folk are hard to come by and the last thing I have time for is bullshit.

5,000 friends, who in their right mind think that is even possible. The clock is ticking and the time that is left on my ever-burning candle will be spent wisely, interacting with the very small circle of people that are invested in me and I in them.

I really enjoyed this read!
Have a wonderful day.