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This is kinda absurd....massive sampling bias. Take the example in the article itself: Cheers. [1] Do Shelley Long (33) and Rhea Perlman (34) look the same ag
by paulddraper 3y ago
This is kinda absurd....massive sampling bias.
Take the example in the article itself: Cheers. [1]
Do Shelley Long (33) and Rhea Perlman (34) look the same age?
[1] https://images-prod.dazeddigital.com/786/azure/dazed-prod/1350/1/1351171.jpg https://images-prod.dazeddigital.com/786/azure/dazed-prod/13...
- tiffanyh 3y agoAnd in that picture, all the men in the back row look to be in the late 40s / early 50s … but are actually only in their mid-30’s.
- lotsofpulp 3y agoThe two on the right, yes, but Ted Danson looks 35, he just has an old timey hair style in the picture.
- gilbetron 3y agoOh man, this hurts my soul in such alien ways. Coach was 58, and he was portrayed as some old man that was close to dying (and did in the show). I'm 52. I see people in their 30s as "kids" now.
- listenallyall 3y agoAt that age I have to assume you are also familiar with (and pained by) the "Wilford Brimley Line"
- owlninja 3y agoFor some examples: https://twitter.com/BrimleyLine https://twitter.com/BrimleyLine
- jayd16 3y agoWas he playing 58 or was the actor 58? There's a difference, after all.
- mk_stjames 3y agoNick Colasanto was age 58 during the first season of Cheers, and died before the 4th season began in 1985 at age 61.
- JohnBooty 3y agoHe died in the show because the actor actually died!
- RC_ITR 3y agoWe also see the styles of our parents as “looking old,” but surprise most people don’t change their style after 30. Men from the past look old because they leave the ring of hair and don’t shave bald. For Gen Z/Alpha, shaved bald is what will look old (vs. what a lot of younger bald men do now which is a short crop leaving the hairline visible but not long). Repeat this pattern endlessly and you have the history of fashion.
- mywacaday 3y agoMy dad in his late 70s has only recently gotten rid of his comb over and gotten a much tighter head shave, while I'm not sure he looks younger he definitely looks better for his age.
- asdff 3y agoOnce you shave your head you realistically might look the same for the next 50 years
- oceanplexian 3y agoPatrick Stewart is a perfect example. Hasn’t aged a day in the last 30 years.
- gabereiser 3y agoOh jeez thanks for this. I remember when I WAS 34. I watched all of cheers thinking “no way am I that old”. Norm!!