@Bluetreefrog@lemmy.worldM to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agoWhat has been the biggest surprise about getting older?message-square173fedilinkarrow-up1200
arrow-up1200message-squareWhat has been the biggest surprise about getting older?@Bluetreefrog@lemmy.worldM to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square173fedilink
minus-squareMelllvarlinkfedilinkEnglish63•2 years agoEach additional decade of age seems half as long as the previous one was. 0-10 took forever 10-20 took 20 years 20-30 took 10 years 30-40 took 5 years I’m 40 and it feels like 50 is next year already.
minus-square@Rand0mA@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink15•edit-22 years agoUff… I felt this. This is for you. From another comment Even WWII is closer to my birth than I am.
minus-square@thegreatgarbo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish6•2 years agoFfuuuuuccckkkk meeeeee WHY did you make me realize this?
minus-square@bradorsomething@ttrpg.networklinkfedilink10•2 years agoThat makes sense based on your perception of time. 0-10 was your whole life doubling, over and over. 10-20, your life doubled. 20-30 your life will increase 33%. And so on.
Each additional decade of age seems half as long as the previous one was.
0-10 took forever
10-20 took 20 years
20-30 took 10 years
30-40 took 5 years
I’m 40 and it feels like 50 is next year already.
Uff… I felt this.
This is for you. From another comment
Ffuuuuuccckkkk meeeeee
WHY did you make me realize this?
That makes sense based on your perception of time. 0-10 was your whole life doubling, over and over. 10-20, your life doubled. 20-30 your life will increase 33%. And so on.
This is a rough one.