An Online Group Has Shared 40 Funny Posts Where Reality Hit People And They Realized That They’re Now Old

Doesn’t it feel as if it was just yesterday that we were drinking Capri Sun, playing CDs, and listening to the Smashing Pumpkins?

Maryjane

• Published in Nostalgia
• November 19, 2021

Assuming these four silver hairs weren’t peeking out, one would feel as good as new. Doesn’t it feel as if it was just yesterday that we were drinking Capri Sun, playing CDs, and listening to the Smashing Pumpkins?

Talking about the last option, kids nowadays refer to it as "dad rock," and you would not blame them. The Gen Z that was brought into the world between the years 1997 and 2012 is known as the newest generation.

No, it's not you who are the newest generation; it's the children who do not know what "pick up the telephone" implies. Having said that, it is an obvious fact that our advanced society is fixated on freezing, and even returning to the past.

This aging paranoia that is moving across our world has been vigorously fueled by the online media, where young people continually put pressure on their accomplishments, looks, and everything else. The competitive nature of social media implies that somebody is doing better and has achieved more at your age than you have. 

We are plunging deep into the universe of no illusions today. We are prepared to confront one truth that is dreaded by all (subsequently, the thriving skincare industry among millennials): we are old and old are we.

The Reddit corner with the name "Heck, I'm old" has a collection of posts that will not only cause you to feel old, but ancient as well. The group description says: when you check out kids these days and see their music, you can't resist the urge to think about how everything is old-and from what you will see as you scroll down, they’re saying the truth.

1. Here you go

2. The Nostalgia....

3. Zoom Meetings!

4. Me!

5. Almost there...

6. Just pause it...

7. "I'm old cos I remember having it and thinking it was so cool"

8. Nevermind

9. A story to tell

10. Are you this old?

11. Doc Brown and Marty Mcfly are still here, together.

12. Napster, Napster...

13. Starter Pack

14. A reminder!

15. Ironies of life...

Being terrified of aging isn't just the same old thing; it appears like it creeps into the personalities of the younger generation fixated on anti-aging life decisions sooner than ever in history. In 2018, a report from the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) found that millennials felt the most adversely towards aging.

They see it as a precarious decline and assume dementia and depression as unavoidable. In some outrageous situations where dread of getting older meddles with your life, doctors diagnose that those individuals have gerascophobia.

"Gerascophobia victims have extremely constant thoughts about changes in their appearance because of aging and progressively lose control of their lives as they mature age-wise. These thoughts trigger anxiety attacks, perspiration, shaking, and shortness of breath, "Dr. Rose Aghdami, a coaching and consulting psychologist, told Refinery29. 

16. These Speakers...

17. That moment...

18. Next!

19. Back in the ‘80s, TV stations turned off late in the night with no Infomercials, just this...

20. Checking in

21. The new metric for spotting old people

22. McDonald's

23. Phoebe’s baby is a college graduate?

24. So true...

25. And the day has come...

26. Okay!

27. Been there

She further added that their conduct is affected as well, as they regularly stay away from specific exercises, which makes them remember aging, pull away from social contact, and become more isolated. 

The RSPH has additionally encouraged individuals to stop using the term "anti-aging" as promoted by the beauty industry, since it may very well be mounting pressure on ladies to view aging as something innately detrimental. Another 2017 study discovered that 30% of women under the age of 35 were consistently using anti-wrinkle items, a fact that is so obvious when scanning through online media that it doesn't require any survey.

28. An Ancient Artifact

29. Pretty Much!

30. In the late 90s...

31. Some redditor mocks his dad for a 80's handset that's plugged into his iPhone but it looks pretty comfy....

32. Betty White

33. And boom...

34. Wow...

35. Who remembers?

36. Pink Floyd - pride

37. Cuts deep

38. Who can relate?

39. It's thrilling

40. Internet was for the tough...

If you at any point feel like time is moving by at the speed of light, you can be certain that you are not alone. A good number of us feel that the passing of time is unavoidable, and that it just makes us older, yet wiser, more happy and confident as well. 

Drop your thoughts below and also share with your friends and family to remind them that they are old too.

Maryjane