Yup, when he declared that 1987 was "the last year that a T-shirt or music preference or pastime could set you apart from the [normals]" it was pretty clear th

Yup, when he declared that 1987 was "the last year that a T-shirt or music preference or pastime could set you apart from the [normals]" it was pretty clear that he was simply unable to differentiate him growing older from society as a whole undergoing a massive shift.