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"Kids come up afterwards and say, 'It's cool you're doing a Nirvana song.' And I think, 'Fuck you, you little tosser!'" - David Bowie
Shit that reminds you that you’re getting old - Re: Fwd: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Fwd: Damn young’uns
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Flavius Claudius Julianus
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Soon to be 33 here. I actually feel better than I did in my teens and early twenties. Years of exercise, lifting weights, and close to a decade of good diet, grooming habits, and generally taking care of myself.
I work with guys the same age as me +/-1, and it's astonishing how old they seem in comparison. Pot-bellied, sedentary slobs. I can only imagine the difference will become even more stark once I approach my forties.
I've definitely noticed a slowdown in some quarters (very slightly,) but it's highly specific and barely perceptible.
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Not only is sonic the hedgehog over 30 now (cue crashing in your 30s by former singer of crush 40) but the last sonic and Sega racing game (not counting team sonic racing as that's a new series set entirely in the sonic cannon) is now over 10 years old and as a bonus "sonic 06" is over 15 years old. And that game itself was made to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the series. It's soo seeing that "15 years" logo on the game and my copies of the Archie comics from back then.
Disclaimer not a sonic autist. I just crunched the numbers and did my research.
Disclaimer not a sonic autist. I just crunched the numbers and did my research.
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Did you know Sonic the Hedgehog banged your mom?
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Star Wars is closer in time to World War II than it is to the present day.
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly, a film only 10 years older than Star Wars, is closer to World War I than it is to the present day.
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly, a film only 10 years older than Star Wars, is closer to World War I than it is to the present day.
CarlosDanger
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My niece saw a video on youtube about different sounds and asked if I could help her identify what this specific sound was...it was the dialup internet sound. 
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PS3/X360/Wii, until very recently, was still "Current generation" to me, damnit.
PS4/XOne/Switch are new/next-gen consoles.
PS4/XOne/Switch are new/next-gen consoles.
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@Monkey Shoulder saying he's never seen The Fifth Element
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It's so incredibly off putting when I read it's now the 45th Anniversary of Star Wars. My first experience seeing Star Wars was the Theatrical Rerelease of the Special Editions and that was simply to celebrate the franchise's TWENTIETH Anniversary.
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Back To The Future Day (which my Uni-self wore my DeLorean graphic tee for, no bully plz) happened nearly SEVEN years ago already.
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Do you think people in the future will be nostalgic for anything cultural right now? I can't think of one thing which is likely to be remembered fondly.
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I'm sure people will be nostalgic because as bad as things may be right now most people still seem to make it work while being able to eat breakfast everyday.
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Every franchise I loved as child has been ass raped into oblivion.
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While I see the age of those consoles, the 360 and PS3 will always be legendary consoles to me. That era was just so good.
I still have my 360 and PS3 hooked up at my battle station. Haven't turned them on a long while, though. I have a ps5 but not a series X yet. The XBX has some nice backwards compatibility so when I get one of those I guess I can unhook my 360 and Xbone. That'll be a sad day when my 360 is unplugged for good and shoved into a box next to my Dreamcast or something
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You want to know what really makes me feel old. It's not the material shit or things that happened in the past. First time I filled up my car it cost 75c, and I could barely afford it, now it's like $6 a gallon and I don't care because I could fill my car daily and not notice. It's not videogames or media either, Forrest Gump will be 30 in a year or so, it's still a great movie. The concept that I liked bands like Sabbath or Boston in 2002 is pretty much the same as me listening to Illmatic in 2022. I'll be honest, I find it really interesting how age gives me perspective and I can look back at "young" me and the things I used to do, and gain some perspective for how my mom reacted to them or how she tolerated events/media/music.
What really makes me feel old is having all this experience and knowing that fewer and fewer things will be new again. All of those old emotions, first love, first trip, first xyz. It was amazing going to concerts and just being there for the experience, but now the experience is old hat and I think more about how many people are there, how to get to the bar, where my car is parked...
That's what really makes me feel like I'm getting old, it honestly makes me wonder if we were even meant to live past a certain age.
What really makes me feel old is having all this experience and knowing that fewer and fewer things will be new again. All of those old emotions, first love, first trip, first xyz. It was amazing going to concerts and just being there for the experience, but now the experience is old hat and I think more about how many people are there, how to get to the bar, where my car is parked...
That's what really makes me feel like I'm getting old, it honestly makes me wonder if we were even meant to live past a certain age.
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I can see some people being nostalgic for certain video games from the 2010's like Red Dead Redemption.
As much as I hate the franchise, the early MCU films are going to attract a lot of nostalgia spergs down the line.
IIRC, there was a thread a few years back speculating on what 2010's pop culture would become nostalgia bait in the future.
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Kids should not be allowed on YT.
Realizing that I saw Dumb and Dumber in the movie theatre nearly 30 years ago.
Subnote: I was weirded out by this fact when I first thought of it 20 year ago.
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For me, it's slang. I keep seeing this word "finna". I don't even know what it means, but I keep seeing hooligans and whippersnappers say it on the social media. Is it something from coloured vernacular?
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I read once that this can be overcome by always learning and trying *actual* new things and not letting yourself get into a rut. Sometimes new video games come out that are just really fun and it makes you feel like a kid again. In terms of being a gamer, trying out genres you historically ignored can make gaming feel really new again. If I try to grind away at one game I end up feeling awful after a while. When Apex Legends first came out I had a ton of fun but it wore off so I just found myself buying stuff on Steam and Origin that I normally never bother with and I had tons of fun tbh.
The same is really true for IRL stuff. There is a ton of useful things you can learn that also feel fun because they're new to you. It won't become a life defining hobby that you obsess over most likely but it will leave you with good knowledge and while you're actually learning it, your brain should be feeling good about the new experiences.
Gardening is fun and rewarding. I truly mean that, it is a great investment of time and very useful. Maybe you never learned much about cars, so perhaps learning the anatomy of your car's engine and learning repair tricks would be fun. New forms of working out can be a blast, too, like maybe you lift but don't use a heavy bag or target dummy, might be fun to get one and start learning and practicing striking techniques.
When you feel burnt out with hobbies that once defined part of you as a person, I think this is the sign to find new hobbies that you can learn from a zero experience state. I've been dabbling with other languages lately and unlike when I was forced to do basic Spanish in school, this time around I'm enjoying it.
Also this one sounds cliche but getting out into nature, especially alone, is really amazing. Going with friends tends to turn it into a weekend where everyone sits around a campfire and drinks, but going alone means you do what you want when you want. It becomes exploration and it can be fairly awe inspiring. Just don't be dumb and get lost in some deep wooded area, keep it safe and within your ability range. You don't have to become fucking Tarzan or Les Stroud. But going on some trails with some basic gear and maybe pitching a tent for a night or two by yourself is therapy. The ability to freely explore with nobody else potentially holding you back or arguing about how they'd rather be back at camp is more enjoyable than some Hank Hill type shit where everyone just drinks beer while listening to a radio.
New experiences will refresh your life. Being a noob is always fun because our brains are wired to hit us with dopamine and all that shit when we are learning for the first time.
Disclaimer: I do understand time and money are factors in all aspects of life. If you're practically chained to some soul draining job and lack free time, that is rough.