Cause as you get older, you realize that a lot of the hype about people being “old” is manufactured. I’m closing in on 30 and I’m squarely in a zone I thought was “old” when I was 18. But I feel like I still have my whole life ahead of me. And despite a lot of fear mongering, I still feel healthy and ready for anything.
And although I definitely feel like 45 is pretty old, I know that when my parents were that age they were scoffing and telling me “45 is not that old”. I’m sure when I’m 60 I’ll be looking at retirement and think about how it’s actually not too bad to be 60 and it’s the 80 year olds that are really old.
jol@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
When I started using dating apps I found 24 year olds too old. I still have that impression memorized but it’s wild.
user224@lemmy.sdf.org 2 months ago
Welp, I don’t know when from the memory is, but I do vividly remember thinking about how damn old those 14/15 year old 9th graders are. Could be 1st grade.
Basically as if the life ended at 20, and they were soon to retire.
jol@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
Oh yeah. There were these e older neighbours 2 grades above me in primary school who once protected me from bullying in school. They were practically adults in my head, but actually I was 6-7 and they were 8-9.
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I remember fearing high school kids. I wasn’t even sure how old they were, just that high school was a jungle and any kid who went to high school was dangerous.
naeap@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
Somehow it ended…
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Used to be a rule of thumb that the lower limit for dating was half your age + 7. Dunno if that’s still a thing.