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507 sats \ 14 comments \ @stack_harder 20 Jan AskSN

So at almost 40, i feel fine but am occasionally reminded by things that younger people may see me as old as shit, case in point, having a 19 in my date of birth is apparently shocking.

One of the things that makes me feel old is when I reference something, like Borat for example, and a 20-something doesn't have a clue who he is, which makes me a bit sad lol

A new one recently was a youtube ad.

There is this scammy company called V Shred in the fitness space and their usual ad has this in-shape guide talking nonsense, anyway, i see his ads quite a bit

then recently I noticed I was getting the V shed ad with the old man instead!

so in the eyes of the algo, I am not in a new, slightly more depressing bracket.

how about you guys, anything make you feel ancient recently?

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59 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei 20 Jan

My nose hair is white.

Enuff said

168 sats \ 0 replies \ @stack_harder OP 20 Jan

quickly eliminate them with a nose trimmer! still, as long as it's not white ear hair, there is still hope!

72 sats \ 1 reply \ @ama 20 Jan

Listening to this song posted by @Public_N_M_E 3 hours ago.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Public_N_M_E 20 Jan

🤣🤣 yep, that'll do it.

14 sats \ 0 replies \ @BallLightning 20 Jan

I never paid attention to pop culture so i went from not getting the references to not getting the references. Beside that i can see in the mirror that I am older. No surprise here. I hang out mostly with way younger people now because people my age have children and families and don't leave their homes at all (even those that don't have children don't go out or do much stuff), so i kind of get many of young people's references.

14 sats \ 0 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 20 Jan

Younger coworkers sharing references from their generation’s pop culture going over my head. Oh well, it was me once.

14 sats \ 0 replies \ @Roll 20 Jan

“The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.” — Lucille Ball

32 sats \ 1 reply \ @Aardvark 20 Jan

Going to the gym and meeting the guys in their low to mid 20s. I'm 43 and so many references I made went right over their head. Oh yea, did I mention Fight club is 25 years old? What the fuck?

35 sats \ 0 replies \ @stack_harder OP 20 Jan

movies are a weird one, becuase i'll sometimes think 'ah yes, the matrix, that was that long ago', and then check and be like, oh, it was 25 years ago.

like when someone says they were born in 2005, my initial reaction is, oh, you are like 7 years old, despite them literally 20 years old

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Milkman9000 20 Jan

Any time I hear the nonsense coming out of the mouth of a 20-something I feel old

21 sats \ 3 replies \ @Bell_curve 20 Jan

being inactive ages you quickly

40 is not old, only if you act old and sedentary then you will age quickly

14 sats \ 2 replies \ @stack_harder OP 20 Jan

i mean physically i don't feel old or anything, apart from not being able to squat as much due to injury, mentally i also feel fine, but then I'll talk to a 20 something and be like wow, might as well be from another planet

14 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve 20 Jan

that's different

Remember when you were 20 or 25? When I was 25 I thought I knew everything when I didn't know anything. My priorities were dumb and misguided.

I don't take 20 something seriously, most are immature and lack real world experience and knowledge

they are from another planet andd you are from a different planet, that's normal

update: I see this on SN all the time... what planet is this user from? Then I suspect much has to do with age and living in a bubble

14 sats \ 0 replies \ @stack_harder OP 20 Jan

esentially