Getting Older Isn't What You Think

Re:Getting Older Isn't What You Think by criddell on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @01:46PM (#43918633)

I'm 55 this year.

Getting junk mail from the AARP made me feel old. Especially when I opened it, saw the free trunk organizer and discounts and thought that's a pretty good deal.

It's weird for me to think that I was born 25 years after WWII and today, 25 years ago was 2000. A year ain't what it used to be.

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Re:Getting Older Isn't What You Think by betterThanTexas on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @03:48PM (#43919901)

> Getting junk mail from the AARP made me feel old.

Not only have I been getting AARP mail since I was 25, but you can actually join at any age. It's worth considering even for the relatively youthful.

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Re:Getting Older Isn't What You Think by jsqu99 on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @03:36PM (#43919796)

i'm 55 in 10 days. I get a discount at the golf course!

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Re:Getting Older Isn't What You Think by dowager_dan99 on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @04:00PM (#43920019)

You can likely join your neighbourhood seniors org too!

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Re:Getting Older Isn't What You Think by criddell on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @06:49PM (#43921303)

On the plus side, we were born in what I think was the greatest time to be born. Kids in the 70’s, teens in the 80’s, and were in our 20’s for the 90’s. We knew the world before computers were common and watched (or helped) network the planet.

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Re:Getting Older Isn't What You Think by drewcoo on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @02:32PM (#43919135)

The senior center a mile away from me has weekly Scrabble afternoons! I was delighted to find out about that after being shocked to know that I'm eligible for membership.

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Re:Getting Older Isn't What You Think by amanaplanacanal on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @06:14PM (#43921064)

The one near me is called the "50+ center".

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Re:Getting Older Isn't What You Think by WalterBright on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @02:01PM (#43918802)

Wait till you realize the commercials for the shows you watch are all for old people medical problems.

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Re:Getting Older Isn't What You Think by layer8 on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @02:51PM (#43919313)

Just watching something where you get commercials already dates you. ;)

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Re:Getting Older Isn't What You Think by dowager_dan99 on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @04:01PM (#43920032)

Watch a major network like CBS on a Sunday morning. All they advertise are housewares, home decor, other old people shows and age-related & vanity drugs.

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Re:Getting Older Isn't What You Think by WalterBright on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @03:13PM (#43919563)

Amazon, Netflix, Youtube, etc., run commercials.

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Re:Getting Older Isn't What You Think by korse on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @03:48PM (#43919904)

People on HN experience ads? WHAT!?!

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