ADVERTISEMENT

If not for the three grey hairs peeking out, I’d feel as fresh as new. It seems like only yesterday we’d drink Capri Sun, burn CDs and listen to the Smashing Pumpkins. Speaking of the latter, kids these days call it “dad rock,” and how can you blame them?

The oldest of Gen Z, aka the newest generation that was born between 1997 and 2012, is now 24. No, it’s not you who are 24, it’s the kids who have no clue what “pick up the phone'' means.

So today, we’re diving deep into the world of no illusion, ready to face one fact we all dread (hence the booming skincare industry among millennials!)—we are old. Thanks to the corner of Reddit ‘Heck I’m Old,’ we have a collection of posts to make you feel not just old, but rather ancient. “When you look at kids nowadays and see their music you can't help but think of how everything is old,” says the group’s description and from what you see below, they ain’t lying.

#3

Zoom Meetings!

Zoom Meetings!

mark30322 Report

If you ever feel like time is passing at the pace of a hadron collider, you can be sure you’re not the only one. Most of us feel that the passage of time is inevitable, and that it only makes us older (but also wiser, more confident and happy overall!).

Having said that, it's no secret that our modern society is obsessed with freezing and even turning back time. This ageing paranoia that’s sweeping across our society has been heavily fueled by social media, where young folks constantly put pressure on achievements, looks, and everything, really. Its competitive nature shows that someone is doing better and has accomplished more by your age than you have.

#6

Just Pause Duh

Just Pause Duh

iKONIC-ONCE Report

Add photo comments
POST
steffi_hill avatar
Steph
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh yes, spilling the juice while running back to the tv and constantly bumping your knees or toes when jumping over the furniture... but thanks to the adrenaline: no pain felt!

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
ADVERTISEMENT

Being scared of ageing is not only nothing new, it seems like it creeps into the minds of younger generations obsessed with anti-ageing life choices earlier than ever in history. In 2018, a report from the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) found that millennials felt the most negatively towards ageing, viewing it as a steep decline and assuming dementia and loneliness as inevitable.

#7

I'm Old I Remember Having One Thinking It Was So Cool

I'm Old I Remember Having One Thinking It Was So Cool

dogfartsnkisses Report

Add photo comments
POST
yottskry avatar
Fat Harry
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had the 16 colour version. It was a bitch to write with because it was so fat.

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
#8

I Feel This Deep In My Soul

I Feel This Deep In My Soul

KPMoore8 Report

Add photo comments
POST
kristysickles avatar
kristina law
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That cashier was just jealous that you got to experience Blockbuster and they didn't lol

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
ADVERTISEMENT
#9

I Consider This A Small Victory

I Consider This A Small Victory

ag425 Report

In some extreme cases where fear of getting older interferes with your life, doctors diagnose people with gerascophobia. “Gerascophobia sufferers have very frequent thoughts about changes in their appearance due to ageing and increasingly losing control over their life as they get older. These thoughts trigger panic attacks, shortness of breath, sweating and shaking," Dr. Rose Aghdami, a consulting and coaching psychologist, told Refinery29.

"Their behavior is affected too, as they often avoid certain activities which remind them of ageing, withdraw from social contact, and become more isolated."

#10

You Might Be Old...

You Might Be Old...

garvisgarvis Report

ADVERTISEMENT
#11

Doc Brown And Marty Mcfly Still Here, Together, In 2021

Doc Brown And Marty Mcfly Still Here, Together, In 2021

tandyman234 Report

The RSPH has also urged people to stop using the term 'anti-ageing' popularized by the beauty industry, since it could be putting pressure on women to see ageing as something inherently detrimental. Another 2017 study found that 30% of women under 35 were regularly using anti-wrinkle products, a fact that’s so obvious when browsing through social media that you don’t need a survey for it

#13

"I Grew Up With No Internet" Starter Pack

"I Grew Up With No Internet" Starter Pack

Halfang Report

Add photo comments
POST
vickyz avatar
Vicky Z
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And still have no idea how to play minesweeper 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
#14

Beware This Man

Beware This Man

IncredibleCulk Report

Add photo comments
POST
ner_diz avatar
Serial pacifist
Community Member
2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thanks, Macaulay. I wish you would look up to Bart Simpson, he doesn't age like that.

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
#17

This Feeling All Of The Time

This Feeling All Of The Time

ag425 Report

#18

What Else?

What Else?

Technical-Earth-9959 Report

Add photo comments
POST
billyevans35 avatar
Bill Evs
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

UK specific but when I was a kid in the 80's we had a grand total of 4 TV channels to choose from.

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
ADVERTISEMENT
#19

In The ‘80s, TV Stations Just Turned Off Late At Night. No Infomercials, Nothing. Just This

In The ‘80s, TV Stations Just Turned Off Late At Night. No Infomercials, Nothing. Just This

Zero_C00L_ Report

Add photo comments
POST
bcgrote avatar
Brandy Grote
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, they played a nifty tune first, and then some nice white noise to fall asleep to...

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
#20

70's Kids Checking In

70's Kids Checking In

5_Frog_Margin Report

#21

Well, This Is The New Metric For How Old We Are, I Guess

Well, This Is The New Metric For How Old We Are, I Guess

5_Frog_Margin Report

#23

Phoebe’s Baby Is A College Grad

Phoebe’s Baby Is A College Grad

texasbluemoon Report

Add photo comments
POST
finfrosk avatar
S. Tor Storm
Community Member
2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

hahaha, I actually thought to myself: wow, she actually kept in touch with him even tho it wasn't her baby?

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
#24

Was It A Nokia Or A Razr You Had?

Was It A Nokia Or A Razr You Had?

DogRoscoe Report

Add photo comments
POST
michellesavage226 avatar
Michelle M
Community Member
2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a Nokia c2 when I was 10 or 11. Used to feel quite smug typing fast without looking at the keyboard.

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
#25

We All Knew This Day Would Come

We All Knew This Day Would Come

ag425 Report

Add photo comments
POST
vickyz avatar
Vicky Z
Community Member
2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's a great imagination right there!! I remember the young person that saw a real floppy disc and asked his dad why he has 3d printed the save icon!!

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
#27

Anyone Else??

Anyone Else??

thewickednoodle Report

Add photo comments
POST
jaynekyra avatar
Jayne Kyra
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And then you go to the actual store and those young whippersnappers rearranged it again.

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
#28

An Ancient Artifact From A More Civilized Time

An Ancient Artifact From A More Civilized Time

ameen__shaikh Report

ADVERTISEMENT
See Also on Bored Panda
#29

Pretty Much!

Pretty Much!

simoncholland Report

Add photo comments
POST
nesakysiukurtaueiti avatar
MagicalUnicorn
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

oh crap, i totally have such location in my home town, the realization hit me like ton of brick

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
#30

Old School Uncool

Old School Uncool

ag425 Report

#31

Some Redditor Is Mocking His Dad For This 80's Handset That's Plugged Into His iPhone. All I Can Say Is, That Looks Amazingly Comfortable....

Some Redditor Is Mocking His Dad For This 80's Handset That's Plugged Into His iPhone. All I Can Say Is, That Looks Amazingly Comfortable....

5_Frog_Margin Report

#32

I Was 20 When It Aired And God, Do I Still Feel Old....

I Was 20 When It Aired And God, Do I Still Feel Old....

SortaBad Report

#33

Good Morning

Good Morning

_troyjohnson Report

Add photo comments
POST
nesakysiukurtaueiti avatar
MagicalUnicorn
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

me, 35, in march 2021 : for vaccination too young, for gynecologist 'geriatric' :D

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
#34

Afv Anyone?

Afv Anyone?

iKONIC-ONCE Report

#35

After 9 And On The Weekends Plus $.10 Texts

After 9 And On The Weekends Plus $.10 Texts

t-uli Report

#36

Pink Floyd::pride

Pink Floyd::pride

cabeachgal Report

#37

This Cut Me Deep

This Cut Me Deep

dmimno Report

Add photo comments
POST
vickyz avatar
Vicky Z
Community Member
2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yesterday i was watching the next top model of my country! And i kid you not but the models(18-19 years old) didn't know Sharon stone, Michelle Pfeiffer and CHER!!!!! How can you not know Cher????

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
#38

Never Failed

Never Failed

Curious-Try-7805 Report

Add photo comments
POST
bcgrote avatar
Brandy Grote
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I use to have a fake 8 track player to fool my car into playing cassettes. In 1992.

moconnell avatar
M O'Connell
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I found one of those 8-track to compact cassette adapters in a thrift store once. Someday I plan on making an unholy adapter centipede to see how far into the future I can possibly take an old stereo. Perhaps a Bluetooth receiver -> 3.5mm -> cassette -> 8-track. The quality will be delightfully terrible.

Load More Replies...
info_1545 avatar
Panda Mona
Community Member
2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Does anyone remember having a cleaning cassette for cassette recorder?

robert-thornburrow avatar
Robert T
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to play cassettes in the car as iPods hadn't been invented. Thought I was the dogs doodahs when I got a CD multichanger and could stop copying CDs onto cassettes just so I could listen to them in the car!

summerofleo avatar
Racheal Birdsong-Bradley
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

... iPod shuffle? I got my first car a few years before those were a thing. Driving over potholes while I used a fake cassette with my discman was the worst!

margaretjmason avatar
Margaret Mason
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I grew up at our summer cottage with no electricity, and our music was 78 rpm records -- the hard ones, one song per side -- played on a windup gramophone.

friederleimenstoll avatar
Fred L.
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When CDs became common we got one of those casette-adapters to use a disc-man in the car.

synsepalum avatar
Synsepalum
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I still buy cassettes. Cheapest way to buy new music. Have about 500 of them. No joke. Also have a ton of records.

jeffrequier_1 avatar
Requiem
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I still use that in my 99 Astro, even walmart stopped selling it this year

mfernandez avatar
Michael Fernandez
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have one of these on my coffee table that has a Bluetooth receiver because my last car, recently sold, was built in 1996.

richardfoertsch avatar
Printerman
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had one to trick my car into playing a portable CD-player.

3am avatar
3 AM
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now they want me to pay a fee every month to listen to the radio Radio? Didn't they used to have that back in the twentieth century?

3am avatar
3 AM
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a CD player in my car. I miss it. I have almost 1,000 cds. I loved having music while I drove.

net0 avatar
Margaret Weaver
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I still have mine, I pull it out on occasion to blow young students' minds. Reel-to-reel magnetic backup they know, but having to search for the tape section with the track you wanted to listen to manually, that borders on cartoonish to them.

myjunkemailbox2020 avatar
Ilene Dover
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Imagine using an 8-trsck to cassette adapter, then using the cassette to headphone jack, like on an MP3 players and see what the audio quality will be.

jnegraham avatar
Janet Graham
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a portable am/FM 8 track that plugged into the cigarette lighter.

minetruly avatar
Mine Truly
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have one of those! And an adapter to trick my phone into thinking it has a headphone jack.

vrquiroz_1 avatar
Joy Hunter
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My husband and I finally got rid of our 8-track when we sold our house in 2016.

emcwolfy67 avatar
EmCWolf
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I still have a converter so I can use my car's tape player for my phone!

hazmat16380 avatar
Grant Hazzard
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I bought a car a few years ago and searched for 40 minutes to find that cassette adapter, but when I got down to the car, I found it didn't have a tape deck.

alexiscscott1994 avatar
Shoto Todoroki
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember I had a small fake plush dog, it was about as big as a cheap calculator and it was brown with darker brown markings/spots. It had a on/off option on its paw and yellow earbuds coming out from the side. It looked like a plush but it was a tiny portable mp3/radio. I can't find them online tho

mwhee avatar
M Whee
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We still drive a Yukon that only has a cassette player, and still have the adapter to play my iPod.

ahovey1009 avatar
moose man
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Our house is so old it has an intercom with a casette player and the fake cassete

abbyharrison3892 avatar
Abby Harrison
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I actually have one these cassette to 3.5 jack adapters. it was in the glove box when I got a used 2002 Buick.

caseyhearn avatar
Casey Hearn
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg I remember I had one of those. I think I still have it somewhere

jackiefogg7 avatar
JF
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a cassette that hooked to my portable CD player ...my car at the time was a 97

blue39503 avatar
Fred Burrows
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had an actual 8-track player and a power booster /equalizer mounted under the dash . Before that upgrade I was listening to AM radio from a speaker lying loose on the dashboard .

rileyhquinn avatar
Riley Quinn
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

An ancient friend of mine, who still drove, traded in his car after several years. The salesperson mentioned the radio. The what? There's a radio?

helladamnleet avatar
Brady Raphael
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is still a thing you can buy at FYE. They even have a bluetooth version.

annarodarte avatar
Kookie Karnival
Community Member
2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had my car broken into and all they stole was that. Smashed my Gat dang window for that cassette thing!

seanette avatar
Seanette Blaylock
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had more than one of those (had to replace them occasionally). Also used it with a CD player.

smhawkins7246 avatar
Susie
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have one of those that I plug my phone into to this day

hellodolly avatar
Hello Dolly
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I still have that but not I have to add an extra connector to make it plug into my iPhone. Gah

apcox8265 avatar
Alexis Cox
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a fake cassette that tricked my car into playing spotify😂

wehf100 avatar
Wilf
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have one of those, but I plugged it in to my sony discman...

leighm avatar
Dodo
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Still got one. Hooked it up to a CD walkman

jameskramer avatar
James016
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had one of those. It wasn't tricking the car. It was an adapter

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
ADVERTISEMENT
See Also on Bored Panda
#39

That's Relatable

That's Relatable

julianvgs Report

Add photo comments
POST
steffi_hill avatar
Steph
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honestly: I did see this picture in a different BP post and: yes, I was absolutely thrilled and thought I need to get this for my little recreation cabin in the mountains!

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
#40

Internet Is For The 1 Percenters

Internet Is For The 1 Percenters

iKONIC-ONCE Report

Add photo comments
POST
katieandjaredcoates avatar
Kisses4Katie
Community Member
2 years ago

This comment has been deleted.

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu

Note: this post originally had 86 images. It’s been shortened to the top 40 images based on user votes.