53 here. The other day I offhandedly mentioned to my S.O. that I have dirty-blonde hair. "Maybe 20 years ago," she said. "You're squarely in the grey today." Y

53 here. The other day I offhandedly mentioned to my S.O. that I have dirty-blonde hair. "Maybe 20 years ago," she said. "You're squarely in the grey today." You don't just suddenly see yourself as an old fogie. You feel the same inside; maybe more responsible, more jaded, more self-assured, less neurotic or insecure, but you're still the same. But that mirror and this slowly aging body, man. It will outpace your change in perception of yourself. I tried growing my hair out during COVID and I realized I resembled Ron Jeremy, which horrified me. Having a kid just accelerated my aging and health plummet. It's rough. But again, there's still, like, an immutable element of you inside. ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: It has been ABSOLUTELY SPECTACULAR as a technologist to witness the progression of tech over the last 50 years firsthand. And I have a soon-to-be 4 year old kid (and I could frankly be his grandparent) who I will be imparting the age-old wisdom of the 1980's (and a lifetime of tech wisdom) to. =)