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Kind of sad seeing that i am now older than half of the population and still feeling young.

by siva7 5y ago

giuliomagnifico 5y ago
Yeah don’t use it if you feel depressed =]
Semaphor 5y ago
I’m older than 57% of the world, but only older than 36% of Germans, so I can keep feeling young here ;)
pengaru 5y ago
look at the bright side: you could be feeling sick and elderly.
jstummbillig 5y ago
Why would that be sad?
dkdbejwi383 5y ago
Being "old" but feeling young is probably the best combination there is.
- KineticLensman 5y ago
  Being physically young (and healthy) but with older maturity, experience and confidence would be my ideal
  - chasd00 5y ago
    they say youth is wasted on the young
    - ASalazarMX 5y ago
      They also say experience is a new comb you get when you're already bald.
  - dkdbejwi383 5y ago
    I think this is essentially what I meant - having the experience, confidence, wisdom etc that comes with age, but feeling (physically) younger than one's years.
    - KineticLensman 5y ago
      > but feeling (physically) younger I get the idea that 'feeling' young depends a lot on attitude but as a 60-year old (who tries to remain active) I understand that I no longer have the eyesight, hearing, coordination, balance and resilience of 20 year-old me. When I was younger lots of little health niggles, aches and pains would quickly go away, now they persist and have to be tolerated and exercised around. I think that 'feeling young' (which you rightly emphasize) is more about realistically accepting limitations and carrying on rather than self-deception that you aren't old. [Edit] Another example of 'oldness'. I've been using keyboards and other UI devices for more than 40 years. My typing is pretty fast now, but gradual deterioration in memory and hand-eye coordination mean that I cannot navigate a mouse-based menu system as fast as I could once. This effect is significant for aging gamers in situations where actions-per-minute are important.

Kind of sad seeing that i am now older than half of the population and still feeling young.

by siva7 5y ago

Kind of sad seeing that i am now older than half of the population and still feeling young.

giuliomagnifico 5y ago

Yeah don’t use it if you feel depressed =]

Semaphor 5y ago

I’m older than 57% of the world, but only older than 36% of Germans, so I can keep feeling young here ;)

pengaru 5y ago

look at the bright side: you could be feeling sick and elderly.

jstummbillig 5y ago

Why would that be sad?

dkdbejwi383 5y ago

Being "old" but feeling young is probably the best combination there is.

KineticLensman 5y ago
Being physically young (and healthy) but with older maturity, experience and confidence would be my ideal
- chasd00 5y ago
  they say youth is wasted on the young
  - ASalazarMX 5y ago
    They also say experience is a new comb you get when you're already bald.
- dkdbejwi383 5y ago
  I think this is essentially what I meant - having the experience, confidence, wisdom etc that comes with age, but feeling (physically) younger than one's years.
  - KineticLensman 5y ago
    > but feeling (physically) younger I get the idea that 'feeling' young depends a lot on attitude but as a 60-year old (who tries to remain active) I understand that I no longer have the eyesight, hearing, coordination, balance and resilience of 20 year-old me. When I was younger lots of little health niggles, aches and pains would quickly go away, now they persist and have to be tolerated and exercised around. I think that 'feeling young' (which you rightly emphasize) is more about realistically accepting limitations and carrying on rather than self-deception that you aren't old. [Edit] Another example of 'oldness'. I've been using keyboards and other UI devices for more than 40 years. My typing is pretty fast now, but gradual deterioration in memory and hand-eye coordination mean that I cannot navigate a mouse-based menu system as fast as I could once. This effect is significant for aging gamers in situations where actions-per-minute are important.