Boomer-style 'good morning' messages: Redditor finds collection of dedicated apps on grandpa's phone

You know what boomer-style greetings are. Typically sent in family group chats on WhatsApp by older relatives, these images with kitschy mismatched fonts and random graphics with floral themes are vehicles for well-intentioned messages and best wishes for the day. 

Judging from the frequency of these boomer-style salutations, one would surmise that there are image generators for these tacky messages. 

Turns out, the theory is correct. What one grandchild did not expect, however, was that there’s a standalone app that generates these images for each day and each greeting. 

In a post on the Singapore subreddit on Tuesday (Oct 27), Redditor u/eatdabian shared a peculiar find on her grandfather’s phone: a treasure trove of apps dedicated to churning out boomer greetings ripe for forwarding in group chats. 

It’s surprising just how many of the apps have been downloaded, and each seems to have a specific purpose for each occasion. A check on the Google Play Store revealed that, yes, there is an entire ecosystem of single-purpose apps that offer specific messages according to the day, time or salutation. In fact, there's an entire category for these apps. 

Redditors found the whole thing endearing, really — here is an elderly man who would take the time to download and use an assortment of apps to brighten someone else’s day. 

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