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40 Funny Posts Of People Grasping The Reality That They’re Old Now, As Shared On This Online Group
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.
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I'm Just Going To Leave This Here
Ah Nostalgia....
Zoom Meetings!
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.
I Remember!
The Struggle Is Real
Just Pause Duh
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.
I'm Old I Remember Having One Thinking It Was So Cool
I Feel This Deep In My Soul
That cashier was just jealous that you got to experience Blockbuster and they didn't lol
I Consider This A Small Victory
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."
You Might Be Old...
Doc Brown And Marty Mcfly Still Here, Together, In 2021
Hey, this one actually made me feel good. They ditched the Delorean?
Never Failed
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
"I Grew Up With No Internet" Starter Pack
Beware This Man
Thanks, Macaulay. I wish you would look up to Bart Simpson, he doesn't age like that.
I Resemble That Remark
Who Else Had These Exact Same Speakers?
This Feeling All Of The Time
What Else?
In The ‘80s, TV Stations Just Turned Off Late At Night. No Infomercials, Nothing. Just This
Well, they played a nifty tune first, and then some nice white noise to fall asleep to...
70's Kids Checking In
Well, This Is The New Metric For How Old We Are, I Guess
My Kids freak out every time I tell them I wasn't born in this Millennium
Stolen From Facebook
Phoebe’s Baby Is A College Grad
hahaha, I actually thought to myself: wow, she actually kept in touch with him even tho it wasn't her baby?
Was It A Nokia Or A Razr You Had?
I had a Nokia c2 when I was 10 or 11. Used to feel quite smug typing fast without looking at the keyboard.
We All Knew This Day Would Come
Aww
Anyone Else??
And then you go to the actual store and those young whippersnappers rearranged it again.
An Ancient Artifact From A More Civilized Time
Pretty Much!
oh crap, i totally have such location in my home town, the realization hit me like ton of brick
Old School Uncool
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....
I Was 20 When It Aired And God, Do I Still Feel Old....
Good Morning
me, 35, in march 2021 : for vaccination too young, for gynecologist 'geriatric' :D
Afv Anyone?
The American bashing on this site seems to be a hobby for a lot of people.
After 9 And On The Weekends Plus $.10 Texts
Pink Floyd::pride
This Cut Me Deep
Never Failed
I use to have a fake 8 track player to fool my car into playing cassettes. In 1992.
That's Relatable
Internet Is For The 1 Percenters
That Moment...
Youtube comments under the song from 2004: "Like if you are still listening to this". What do you mean still? 2004 was like two months ago.
Netflix
Anyone Else Unable To Resist The Urge To Touch It When It Was Red Hot? Just Once, Of Course?
This One Hurt
Expecting stairway to heaven and get teenage dirtbag.
Boomers Unite!
I’m Officially Old
Strolling Through Google Maps And Looking At The Houses Of Kids I Played With As A Kid. I Was There When They Planted That Pine Tree. It Was 2 Feet Tall And We Used To Jump Over It
To cushion the blow, pine trees grow quickly. Ours went from 1 foot to 10 feet in less than 10 years.
Kurt Cobain’s Daughter Is Now Older Than He Was At The Time Of His Death. She’s 28, He Died At 27
Does Anybody Else Remember These Lift-Top Beasts?
No, those must be an American thing. We have double desks in Germany, with two kids sharing one desk and they still look the same now as they did in the 90ies.
Who Remembers These Scratch And Sniff Stickers... I Got The Pickle One Once In 1985 I Remember (First Year Of School)
I love scratch and sniff stickers. Who remembers when magazines had an advertisement for perfume and it had a scratch and sniff sample of the perfumes scent. I thought they were awesome.
Found In The Attic…
Imagagin Covid03
We Are Now As Far From The 80, As The 80' Was From The 1940's
Breakfast club! Watched this in secondary school drama class (UK) changed my life!
My High School Class Yearbook Is Now On Display At The County Historical Museum. I’m 42
Well, be honest, in USA is more things celebrated as historical. Once i was on a police station in small city near New York and on the walls was a sign, something like “rich history of the town Sayreville” and there was a date “incorporated in 1920”. Yes, my milk in fridge is older and have richer history 😀😀 No offense though, i know America is really young compared to Europe ☺️
F**k He’s Right
This Is Over 20 Years Ago
This Is True
I’ve got one in the attic - still play the odd game of Invisible Tank Pong for old times sake
In The Simpsons Episode Where Lisa Is Shown Her Future, The Future Is 2010
20 Years Down The Memory Lane
What's The Time? Let Me Check My Swatch, The Ultimate 80's Watch!
My Swatch is one where if you tap the "glass", bunnies rotate to ....interesting positions! It's worth over a thousand now!
My, How Time Flies
Bartender: 'Wait. That was when I got married. Wasn't that 11 years ago?'
Roll Up Your Puffy Sleeves!
Tommy Lee Jones Is 75
Today, My Dad Passed Away. When We Got Home And Were Sort Of Aimlessly Looking Through His ‘Computer Room’ I Came Across This And Was Instantly Transported Back To When Dial Up And Aol Where The Thing. I’m Old
We All Have, Buddy
I used to love that show. Now I think "why" lol. The acting was so bad.
A Working Phone Booth!?!
...and It Was Usually Followed By Hee-Haw
Car Cassette Adaptor
Cole Sprouse Who Played Ross's Son On Friends Is Now The Same Age As David Schwimmer When He Played His Dad
Terminator 2 Is 30 Years Old This Year!
Whoa
I'll Just Leave This Here
Ralph Macchio Is Currently 59. Pat Morita Was 51 When ‘The Karate Kid’ Came Out
I’m Thinking Of Someone Who Is Right Now As Old As I Was When This Song Came Out, And Then Thinking Of 2004 And It Is Not Going Well
That 70s Show Was Made Longer Ago Than The Difference From When It Was Set
The Infant (Played By Sophia Coppola) That Was Baptized In "The Godfather", Turns 50yo Next Year
I'm not proud to say that I've never watched The godfather. But I love me some Robert De Niro.
I've Carried The Same Umbrella In My Car For 26 Years. It Was A Baseball "Umbrella Night" Giveaway In 1995
This actually goes with the theme of the thread and people are being rude
Bindi Irwin, The Late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwins Daughter
Ah, The Golden Era Of Gaming!
Joe Biden Is So Old, The First Time He Ran For President, If He Would've Won He Would Have Succeeded Ronald Reagan
You might say he had to BIDE his time for quite a while before he finally got the job. ...I'll show myself out.
Today 21 Years Ago The Real Slim Shady Lp Came Out. I’m Old!
Johnny Knoxville Is 50
This Hurts
Pain
“Mclovin” From Superbad Turns 40 Today
Kurt Loder Is 74
40 years old in a few weeks and currently on holiday. Very excited / proud that we went OUT for dinner after 8pm and stayed up after midnight!! But did still walk passed most of the bars and restaurants because they were "too loud" or "busy". We just wanted peace and quiet, with decent food, a nice atmosphere and as few other humans as possible. We're officially old. But had a lovely evening!
A few months ago, I (only 43) had to show a kid how the gas pump worked. He kept hitting the octane number. After the fifth punch I told him, "You have to lift the handle cradle. It's old school." He lifted it, and pleasantly chuffed, said, "Thank you, sir!" And I was instantly 70 years old.
Wait, what other kind of pumps are there?!!
Load More Replies...40 years old in a few weeks and currently on holiday. Very excited / proud that we went OUT for dinner after 8pm and stayed up after midnight!! But did still walk passed most of the bars and restaurants because they were "too loud" or "busy". We just wanted peace and quiet, with decent food, a nice atmosphere and as few other humans as possible. We're officially old. But had a lovely evening!
A few months ago, I (only 43) had to show a kid how the gas pump worked. He kept hitting the octane number. After the fifth punch I told him, "You have to lift the handle cradle. It's old school." He lifted it, and pleasantly chuffed, said, "Thank you, sir!" And I was instantly 70 years old.
Wait, what other kind of pumps are there?!!
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