That’s how it always is. I have one coworker in her mid twenties and another in her mid forties (I’m in my mid thirties). The younger one was saying the older one looked good for her age and I was like “??? But she’s not old???” But just like I see 50 as the line for older and 80 as the line for elderly, she sees them as 40 and 70, respectively. I’m sure my 75 year old dad doesn’t feel five years away from elderly (unless his knees are acting up)
19 Comments
Asetru@feddit.org · 51 pts · 1y
Our perception of age and oldness differ slightly
idiomaddict@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 1y
That’s how it always is. I have one coworker in her mid twenties and another in her mid forties (I’m in my mid thirties). The younger one was saying the older one looked good for her age and I was like “??? But she’s not old???” But just like I see 50 as the line for older and 80 as the line for elderly, she sees them as 40 and 70, respectively. I’m sure my 75 year old dad doesn’t feel five years away from elderly (unless his knees are acting up)
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 1y
8 year olds are convinced that 25 year olds are ancient beings.
idiomaddict@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y
My favorite game is asking small children how old they think I am. Sometimes it’s 15, sometimes it’s a hundred
Simulation6@sopuli.xyz · 13 pts · 1y
Heavy drinking really ages you.
HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone · 11 pts · 1y
superkret@feddit.org · 22 pts · 1y
"Shit, I'll never find a girlfriend!"
"Idiot, you're married."
misterundercoat@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 1y
That's a hard 30
CurlyWurlies4All@slrpnk.net · 15 pts · 1y
Just bought myself a Sega Dreamcast after going through some similar thinking.
dirtySourdough@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Hell yeah. What games did you pick up with it?
CurlyWurlies4All@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 1y
Sonic Adventure 2 and Dead or Alive 2 That's about all I could afford right now but still very happy with it.
metaStatic@kbin.earth · 14 pts · 1y
more hardware in my hip than in my board
FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee · 9 pts · 1y
Me irl. Back to screwing around with Linux and making half baked software nobody else ever sees!
Delphia@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
I started drinking heavily at 25 and got sober 12 years later and Immediately bought a new project car...
eager_eagle@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
did you get a Ferrari with all the money saved by not smoking?
Delphia@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Oh no, I did that too.
lowleveldata@programming.dev · 5 pts · 1y
30?
pugsnroses77@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
boozin aint shit
MacNCheezus@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 1y
I’m sorry, but sober me would never be this cool.