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tetris11From my school group, were all now vintage, some have effectively lived “older person” mentality since turning 30. For completely unscientific observations, they also appear physically older too.
For completely unscientific observations, they also appear physically older too.
This sounds plausible, if we assume having a “old person” mentality is correlated with things we know age people faster like stress, lower physical activity, and less cognitive stimulation, and that on top of it, it also influences how people dress and body language, it wouldn’t be surprising it would make people look older.
On the other one, some “youthful” behaviours, like not sleeping enough or substance abuse, will also age people in their 30s very fast.
My dad started looking his age of 60 as soon as he stopped saying “you’re as old as you feel” after a depression.
Me: “I’m 4X years old, I have my whole life ahead of me.”
News: “Another 40-something person with enough money to definitely have done something about their health issues dies of something terrible that their body did to them.”
endlessedenmy life partner, had a coworker suddenly die in their sleep, for no decernable reason. they were 32 and in near perfect health. exercised, are healthy, had good work/life balance and didn’t use drugs…
reality’s is cruel, there is a reason billionaires set the retirement age so late…
live today, tomorrow is not garuanteed. that’s why they are working you to death today.
One of the fun things about being in your 40s is that, as long as you’re taking good care of yourself, you don’t feel THAT old, but the only way you’ll ever be considered young again is by dying within the next 10-20 years 😄
That tracks. People only care about our birth and your death. In between, they treat you like a vending machine that owes them something.
You are punished for every moment you spend being human, every moment not devoted to the machine.
explodicleWarning: bragging
In my 20s I made a series of life choices that locked me into cycling and taking the train for decades. It was for the environment, but now in my 40s I’m apparently still very healthy.
Takeaway: Sitting in the car for hours every day is bad for people. Public transit costs time in the short term but saves time (and money) in the long term.
M137Saw someone making a “bricked up” joke on YouTube the other day and a reply saying “that used to mean you had constipation, who though it was a good idea to change that to having a boner?” and one reply to that was “I have literally never heard bricked used in that way, you must be like 30 or something.”
And that made me weirdly irritated. It’s written like being 30 is wrong because of how “old” it is. Not once in my life, even as a kid, did I see it like that. And not just for 30 year olds but for any age, like being some age is somehow bad or something to be ashamed about. It’s such a shitty view.
I used to get irritated when I heard or saw things like that too, but now I just kind of laugh at it because it’s just a really immature mentality and it won’t last long because being fifteen turns into being thirty way faster than they realize.
mercThe Real World
A 29 year old is barely an adult. They’ve never really faced any hardships. They still turn to mom and dad for advice on any major decision. They diet is mostly products that advertise during kids’ cartoons. They haven’t saved a cent towards retirement, have no investments, and half their furniture is stuff they grabbed from the side of the road while they were in college / university.
The Sports World
The 21 year old rookie asks for advice from the wisest person they know, their 29 year old teammate.
As someone interested in e-sports, it’s a bit harsh to see the top players agree that 20-25 is way too old to be good.
GladaedWhat matters most in a game?
Strategy? Older = better
Reflexes? Younger = better
Fernando Alonso is always going to be in F1.