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Many people dread getting old — we’re afraid of the signs of aging that are etched into our bodies as proof of time passing. Yet, when it comes to inanimate objects, there is something beautiful and intriguing about seeing the physical changes that are a testament to time moving forward, however mercilessly.
It’s interesting to see how time touches everything, and there’s even a subreddit dedicated to that — “Well Worn.” As per the community’s bio, it’s for all things “that have been through hell and back:” A butcher’s cutting board that has weathered years of cutting and slicing, clothes and shoes that are almost falling apart, posters faded from the sun so much that you can’t even make out what they say, and many more.
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Donkey Statue At The Detroit Institute Of Arts
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32 Year Old Hat That Reddit Helped Me Replace
My dad has owned this hat for longer than I've been alive. I asked reddit a few months ago if they could help me find a replacement and I finally gifted it to him. He still plans on using the old one of course
#4
My Little Cousin Made Me A Bracelet Almost 5 Years Ago. It’s Hanging By A Thread So I Had To Have Her Make A Replacement
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My Great Great Grandmother's, Great Grandmother's, And Grandmother's Spoon
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Shovel After 2 Years
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Many Dog Treats Scooped
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5 Months Of Using A Smart Water Bottle Through-Hiking In Europe vs. New
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My Local Butcher’s Chopping Board
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23 Years And Still Works Perfectly
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13 Year Old Docs
marcelo D. 1 hour ago
i mean, they are a bit scoffed, but with some polish they wouldn't look very different from the new ones
#19
Chain On Ferry In Montenegro
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New vs. Old Work Jeans
Multa Nocte (she/her 8647) 9 hours ago
Don't tell me those are pockets - pockets - pockets - pockets - pockets . . . . Oh sorry! I was just dreaming of what it would be like.
#23
My Leather Work Gloves After 4 Years As An Aircraft Mechanic On Russian Planes vs. A New Pair. The One On The Left Was The Same Color As On The Right Originally
#25
Wooden Pole Has Worn Down To 1/3 Of What It Was From The Dock Hitting It
#28
Old Folder I Got From Freshman Year High School
This folder was given to me in my freshman year of high school when Bill de Blasio was mayor and Kathryn Garcia of nyc was commissioner and now I’m graduating college with it lol
Sarah Suelzle 3 hours ago
I've never understood how some people are so hard on things. I've had school/work etc. items for 3 times as long and they don't look ½ as bad as this.
#33
Brother Had No Idea That You Can Replace The Blade
#34
People Are Kind
Geoffrey Scott 4 hours ago
Same with some of the rating pads for bathrooms I've seen at Loves truck stops. Gee, wish I knew about those when we traveled more when the kids were little. Bathrooms always very clean.
#37
10+yrs Of Bass Guitar Use vs. A New Pick
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Scrub Daddy I’ve Used For 2 Years vs. The New One I Just Got
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Door
#41
My Boyfriends Drumsticks After 5 Years
Multa Nocte (she/her 8647) 9 hours ago
If he's a professional drummer I'm surprised they've lasted this long.
#44
My 005 Pen Nib After 5+ Years
#48
1807 Church Bell Tower Stairs
#54
This Patch Of The Lawn That My Dog Has Been Waking In For The Past 6 Years Almost Everyday
#55
This Laptop Found On Instagram
Upstaged75 10 hours ago
How did they get one to last that long? I swear they make them more breakable these days. My last one didn't even last a year. It's being held together with duct tape.
#56
My Grandparents Living Room Floor
#62
My Baby Blanket
#63
Show Must Go On!
#68
The Credit Card Machine At The Grocery Store. Guess What Our Area Code Is
#70
My Wire Brush After 1 Week Of Use
#73
Dropped A Deer Off At The Local Butchery And They Had A Bucket Of These
Janissary35680 2 hours ago
TBF bonıng knives are pretty thin to begin with even when they're new because they need to be flexible. That's the (you'll pardon the expression) point.
#74
Soap Used On Eyebrows For 6 Years
Beak Hookage 11 hours ago
Today I learned that washing one's eyebrows is apparently a thing. (Yes of course I wash my face! I just don't make a point of individually soaping my eyebrows).
#75
My Wife's Slippers
#82
The Rock That Has Been Lodged In My Shoe Is Wearing Down With The Heel
#86
My Dad's Kitchen Timer
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