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No, it's you. I'm 43 and while I don't see myself as particularly nostalgic either, I have plenty of colleagues who are. I have no idea how we compare to genera

No, it's you. I'm 43 and while I don't see myself as particularly nostalgic either, I have plenty of colleagues who are. I have no idea how we compare to general population.

medill1919 9y ago
I'm 55. I'm nostalgic, but also forward seeking. There were certainly things about the 70's and 90's that were better than now. Not sure I'd want to go back though. I'd rather change the future...
- ido 9y ago
  The best thing about 15 years ago was that my body was 15 years younger. Missing their youth probably has more to do with missing any particular specific cultural artifact of the time.
  - cableshaft 9y ago
    For me it's: I miss my youth and health, and I'd love to be able to go back just so I could have the time and energy to work on the things I'd like to work on now. I am still making things, it's just more difficult now. But video games are a hell of a lot better now than they were back then. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild? The Witness? Life is Strange? Persona 5? So, so good. And there's nothing stopping me from playing the old games when I feel like it (except having the time). Also I wouldn't mind having another replay of my high school and college years with the confidence that I have now. A lot of my experiences with women would have gone a lot more positively then if my attitude and approach then were the same as it is now (Well, in the past five years. I'm in a solid relationship now). I wouldn't want to replay the sitting around a classroom or schoolwork part of it though.
Splatter 9y ago
I'm 55 and not nostalgic at all. Weirdly, I can hardly stand to listen to music of my teenage years because it puts me in a pretty sour mood -- and I was quite successful and happy as a teenager and in my early 20's. Just yesterday I competed in the open division of a regional racquetball tournament and in a month in a half I'll compete in the open division in a regional powerlifting meet. The is not a humble-brag as much as to contrast this to the vast majority of the folks my age with whom I hang out. Moreover, I'm heavily invested in growing intellectually which seems a contrast to many of my peers. These folks have largely, though not all of them, adopted the "I'm too old" mentality to try to compete or grow in athletics or in intellectual pursuits. The point is that this article, I believe, tends to comport with reality: many people begin to accept an easing of their personal standards and drive for growth because they're "too old" to not continue to push and compete.
- Bakary 9y ago
  At my first job, my boss, who was in his seventies at the time, told me that once people get to a certain age, societal expectations of sharpness decrease rapidly. According to him, this led to many people eagerly taking up the mindset you describe. Maybe your peers never really had the personal standards you thought they had in the first place, and simply stopped trying once the peer pressure eased up and they got a good excuse to lay around? This type of pressure is often met with scorn as something we are too good for. In my case however, it really helped me become a better version of myself over time.

No, it's you. I'm 43 and while I don't see myself as particularly nostalgic either, I have plenty of colleagues who are. I have no idea how we compare to general population.

medill1919 9y ago

I'm 55. I'm nostalgic, but also forward seeking. There were certainly things about the 70's and 90's that were better than now. Not sure I'd want to go back though. I'd rather change the future...

ido 9y ago
The best thing about 15 years ago was that my body was 15 years younger. Missing their youth probably has more to do with missing any particular specific cultural artifact of the time.
- cableshaft 9y ago
  For me it's: I miss my youth and health, and I'd love to be able to go back just so I could have the time and energy to work on the things I'd like to work on now. I am still making things, it's just more difficult now. But video games are a hell of a lot better now than they were back then. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild? The Witness? Life is Strange? Persona 5? So, so good. And there's nothing stopping me from playing the old games when I feel like it (except having the time). Also I wouldn't mind having another replay of my high school and college years with the confidence that I have now. A lot of my experiences with women would have gone a lot more positively then if my attitude and approach then were the same as it is now (Well, in the past five years. I'm in a solid relationship now). I wouldn't want to replay the sitting around a classroom or schoolwork part of it though.

Splatter 9y ago

I'm 55 and not nostalgic at all. Weirdly, I can hardly stand to listen to music of my teenage years because it puts me in a pretty sour mood -- and I was quite successful and happy as a teenager and in my early 20's. Just yesterday I competed in the open division of a regional racquetball tournament and in a month in a half I'll compete in the open division in a regional powerlifting meet. The is not a humble-brag as much as to contrast this to the vast majority of the folks my age with whom I hang out. Moreover, I'm heavily invested in growing intellectually which seems a contrast to many of my peers. These folks have largely, though not all of them, adopted the "I'm too old" mentality to try to compete or grow in athletics or in intellectual pursuits. The point is that this article, I believe, tends to comport with reality: many people begin to accept an easing of their personal standards and drive for growth because they're "too old" to not continue to push and compete.

Bakary 9y ago
At my first job, my boss, who was in his seventies at the time, told me that once people get to a certain age, societal expectations of sharpness decrease rapidly. According to him, this led to many people eagerly taking up the mindset you describe. Maybe your peers never really had the personal standards you thought they had in the first place, and simply stopped trying once the peer pressure eased up and they got a good excuse to lay around? This type of pressure is often met with scorn as something we are too good for. In my case however, it really helped me become a better version of myself over time.