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Millennials Highlight 32 Once-Tolerable Things That They Now Find Unbearable
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It's no big secret that our tastes change with age! We get exposed to new experiences, go through good old personal development, and, well, mature.
Today, Bored Panda put together a list of random things that folks born between 1980 and 2000 discovered they liked less as they grew older. So, grab a little drink, shift your chair nearer, and enjoy the read!
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#1
People. I hate other people. We’re so selfish and annoying.
Xitxarel•lo Panda 2 years ago
I never open the door when ppl knocking or ringing the bell. I live alone since I m 18, and I never know my neighbors. Is my life not your business . And I'm happy that way
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TheGoodBoi 2 years ago
You are guilty until proven innocent. Unless you have puppies and/or kittens...
Skulls.N.Succulents 2 years ago
I was warned to avoid strangers with puppies/kittens as a child. Those are the ONLY people I do not actively avoid as an adult!!
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Id row 2 years ago
Gen-x here, we exist - Hi! And yes, we passed this trait on to some of you. My husband was going out of town one time and he asked if I was going to throw a party. Without missing a beat, I said, "Why would I do that? I hate people." He hasn't let me live that one down. I-hate-eve...eb69d2.gif 
BrownTabby 2 years ago
Having seen the way people on this website talk about the poor and children, I agree that y’all are selfish and annoying.
Jen Samara 2 years ago
It's in fact, a very hasty generalization to assume that all people are selfish and annoying. Of course, some people actually suck. Yes, they suck a lot, and are selfish and annoying. But don't say everyone is like this. There are some kindhearted people in this world, and it doesn't matter if you don't like socializing, learn about these people. They care about others and about the world. You don't have to be extroverted or talk a lot to enjoy people...some people are awesome.
devotedtodreams 2 years ago
This! This thought crosses my mind at least once every day. We don't deserve this planet...
BrownTabby 2 years ago
That’s a cop-out. The people who are experiencing the worst of the consequences of environmental damage have done absolutely nothing to cause it. Saying that “we” don’t deserve this planet is just absolving you from doing anything to make the world fairer. So in that sense, YOU don’t deserve this planet, but you will deserve it if you get over yourself and do something to help.
Load More Replies...Lucky for us, we also managed to get through to the author of the post and pose her a couple of questions!
First things first, we asked u/Sweetlo123 to introduce herself to our readers: "My name is Lauren and I am a 39-year-old woman living in Oregon. I work in the care profession now, as I closed my homemade ice cream business just before Covid."
We then pondered what inspired Lauren to make the post, to which she replied: "I made the post because I realized the older I get, the less patience I have for other people's ignorance. I find dealing with the populace in 2023 is exhausting and I was curious if other people my age could relate."
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#2
Noise
featherytoad 2 years ago (edited)
Oh, I hate that. I was five minutes into a movie and I couldn't watch it, it was that bad. It was an older movie though.
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PattyK 2 years ago
I can hardly watch commercial television anymore; the commercials are SO loud. And an indoor mall is a nightmare!
It'd be criminal not to ask the woman to answer her own question, so we did just that: "Yes, my answer is other people. I was so open and forgiving ten years ago, but got burned more times than I could count. I'm far more reserved now and only let you in once I’ve built trust with you."
Last but certainly not least, Lauren added: "Off topic, but homemade ice cream is far superior than store-bought and is not difficult to make. If folks have an ice cream maker, they should totally follow me, as I share detailed recipes of some of my most prized and popular flavors."
So, for all the frozen treat lovers, head to Instagram and Facebook, and don't hesitate to follow the wickedly talented Sweet Lo!
#3
Staying out late. I’m good with the occasional night out, but more often than not these days I’m happy to be in my pajamas and on the couch by 7:30.
DennyS (denzoren) 2 years ago
I need to be ready for sleep by 10pm so that means home by 8pm so I need to think about leaving around 5pm.
Lady Lestrange 2 years ago
Staying out late requires one to spend extra money. And call me names if you're willing to but I ain't doing that on a regular basis. I love my hard earned money.
Ines Smith 2 years ago
I’m a night owl, and now I enjoy staying up until late reading a book or watching TV with my husband. I only go out more often when we are traveling, but once home; we both become couch potatoes.
Load More Replies... Alexej Dvorak 2 years ago
Going out less when you grow out of your 20's is just normal, nothing about Millenials.
Terry Tobias 2 years ago
I worked food service and retail when I was younger and was able to go out after work at the drop of a hat... and usually did. I'm a night person and I functioned better then. I had so much fun and still love the idea of getting dressed up and going clubbing. Unfortunately, age happens. As I went through my 40's I started going out less and less, and now it seems like too much work to be worth the effort. These days I look forward to getting into bed with my cats and dog, watch a little TV, then going to sleep.
Bored Trash Panda 1 year ago
As soon as I am home from work/errands I am in my pj bottoms. If I could wear my pjs all the time I would, but I have endometrioses, so jeans or any tight pants are uncomfortable for me.
featherytoad 2 years ago (edited)
I need to be in bed by 9:00p.m in order to be asleep by 11:00p.m. Complexion looks great when I get my 7-8 hours of sleep.
LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
If I don't get at least seven hours of sleep the world is going to burn the next day.
#4
climbing the corporate ladder.
I’m tired man. Just give me my paycheck and let me live my life. Crazy high aspirations are GONE. Im only 29. Lmao already burnt out
Grant Caldwell 2 years ago (edited)
I fully agree. I do want to comment that one of the more obscure biases of how more "adult" adults have against younger adults is discrediting our burnout. I feel like I am going through a higher level of burnout but even when I talk to my parents they always say that I'm too young to have that, that I'm just complaining about having to do work. Am I the only one that experiences this? Am I not alone?
ColdSteelRonin 2 years ago (edited)
No you're not and get used to it. I'm 52 and have experienced burnout at all my jobs at one time or another, it's part of working. I enjoy my current job (for the most part) and have been doing it for 14 years. Had a breakdown a few years back due to some personnel stuff in my life and the stress of the job. Burnout is common especially in fields that are monotonous and not challenging. Take some time off, get a hobby that you can look forward to in your free time or find challenging work that maybe even provides an occasional change in scenery. Good luck and I don't think that they're discrediting your burnout so much as they 're aware that everyone has to deal with it because they already have
Load More Replies... keyboardtek 2 years ago
The only way to do the corporate ladder thing is once you start making good money, to save as much money as you can instead of jumping onto the materialist life style. That way you can retire at a young healthy age and travel. Or weather long periods of layoffs and unemployment. Because once you get old, you finally realize that free time and good health are the real wealth to enjoy.
ColdSteelRonin 2 years ago
This, this right here is gospel. It doesn't require a huge income to retire comfortably but it does require discipline, planning and foregoing some luxuries now to live well later
Load More Replies... LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
Burnout is real and very serious. As someone who has experienced it and is tottering on the brink of it right now, please try to take a little time for yourself. Your mental and physical health is so extremely important. I like being ambitious and working hard, however, my field (linguistics) just doesn't seem to pay me what I'm worth. It gets exhausting hearing all my friends in IT or pharmaceuticals humble brag about how much they make while I feel like I can never stop working. I think there is so much pressure on Millenials and Generation Z to constantly exceed expectations in the workplace and get ahead.
Michael Largey 2 years ago
I was a teacher. I declined offers to become an administrator because I refused to accept the demotion.
TheGoodBoi 2 years ago
I could have gone to all those parties in college, drank myself to death. I knew all the people to get myself a six figure job. I chose happiness, I chose my wife, I chose my daughter. I wouldnt trade my life for both of them...
ROSESARERED 2 years ago
A line from a song...I've been to the mountain but I couldn't see the top
Nils Skirnir 2 years ago
The top spots in 90% of places are pre-allocated to the well connected, offspring of current holders or graduates from the ‘right’ schools. There is virtually no hope of working one’s way up beyond lower management.
Now, Pandas, we sincerely hope that you enjoyed reading this list! If any of the answers have resonated with you, or if the thing you grew to like less with age wasn't mentioned altogether, let us know in the comment section below.
#5
Caring about what most people think of me. I’m a geeky oddball and at this point I really don’t care if people have a problem with that or the way I dress. I spent so much time trying to conform and it’s exhausting.
Sonja 2 years ago
I just got myself a shark-costume cuddle blanket. And I'm wearing it while working from home even during zoom calls. All because I can and want to. (And it's pretty cuddly and warm)
MotherofGuineaPigs 2 years ago
Always wanted purple hair. As management it is seriously frowned upon. I'm in my 50's and decided that I'm going to be me. Haven't gotten any complaints from work
Nice Beast Ludo 2 years ago
I wish we can learn this as teens but it's something you have to hopefully grow out of (though most people don't and they can judge my life and clothes but I judge them on another level)
Id row 2 years ago
That's one of the pros of getting older. Now that I'm in my 50's, I thoroughly do not give a sh*t what anyone else thinks of me. I even gave up makeup a decade ago.
David Paterson 2 years ago
Now that I'm in my 60s I care more about what people think of me, I wish I could stop it.
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 2 years ago
"Never care what other people think, because they so seldom do." - Eleanor Roosevelt
TheGoodBoi 2 years ago
The most appealing part of someone is being who they are. Be yourself! anyone who disagrees IS the problem
Uncle Schmickle 2 years ago
This is one of the worst mind sets to get caught in. Be yourself and to hell with what other people think.
Danish Susanne 2 years ago
Many years ago, when I was about 14 years old, I discovered a spot on my dress just as I got to school. I felt terrible thinking about what my schoolmates would say, when they saw it. I never found out, nobody mentioned it and after a couple of hours I realised, that I had overrated their interest in me or my dress. I still remember my relief at discovering that, and in all the years after I reminded myself, that people do not necessarily notice such things about you, so why should I be worried about them.
#6
Social media sites like Instagram and Facebook. I used to check them and post often, now I rarely get on my profiles.
Michael Largey 2 years ago (edited)
BP is the closest to social media I've ever been - or ever want to be.
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When you get to the age where you realize you are happier when the wifi is down...
Nice Beast Ludo 2 years ago
I hate everyone and their fakery. But I'm the weirdo for never posting anything
LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago (edited)
As someone who anxiety and ADHD, Facebook was pretty deadly for me. I felt like I was something lesser as a woman when my newsfeed was constantly filled with images of people getting married, buying their first homes, having children, or going on multi week vacations. It was almost like the algorithm wanted to make me unhappy and force me to compare myself with others. I know that many parts of Facebook don't represent reality, however, my little ADHD perfectionist mind didn't want to view it that way. So, I made a deal with myself. I stopped checking my Facebook for a week. A week turned into a month, and so o. It has been over six years ago and haven't looked back. I only have to check it for my rowing team, but I feel so much better. I used to love Instagram too as I was really into photography and artwork, however, it has become a site that is geared toward Influencers and it no longer shows me the people that I follow.
#7
The news. I’m getting older and I have a daughter now, I just can’t handle all the doom and gloom. It hurts my heart.
Are balloons filled with ghosts? 2 years ago
I don't follow or search out the news anymore. If there's no cute animal or funny story involved I'm out
María Hermida 2 years ago
Some years ago, there was a news programme on the Spanish TV that always ended with a piece of good news or something beautiful, like the arrival of migrating birds, or the blooming of the cherry trees in the Valle del Jerte. Now, all of them go from one dreadful situation to an even more dreadful situation, which is part of reality, but I'm nearly sure there are some people doing good things, somewhere.
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Mama Penguin 2 years ago
I used to follow the news more religiously, but over the past few years they've just mostly been making my blood boil.
Colleen Glim 2 years ago
Stopped watching the news/reading the newspaper for the sake of my own mental health. Don’t really do social media for the same reason
Melanie Filmer 2 years ago
When my kids were younger I used to put on the news on a morning so they didn't get distracted with cartoons. I had to stop when they started paying attention to it, it was absolutely depressing
Steve Hall 2 years ago
I stopped watching the news years ago, nothing the media tries to cram down our throats is true, everything is a matter of interpretation.
Lee Banks 2 years ago
I feel like a jerk for not following as much as I should, but the absolute exhaustion is real. There is only so much I can cope with and help with. I choose my causes based on my financial and emotional ability.
María Hermida 2 years ago
Why do you think you *should* follow the news? First of all, the news doesn't show *reality*, but the part of reality "they" ( politicians, lobbyists, corporations, etc) want you to see, so that you think what "they" want you to think. Being informed is good, but too much "information" can overload your brain and paralyse you. Your mental health is so important! If the news harms you, don't watch them.
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BrownTabby 2 years ago
“Anxiety is not activism” is a line that’s stuck with me. I do what I can to help but I don’t linger on every depressing article.
#8
Society and it’s lack of compassion and empathy for others…and the fact that everything has to be made into a joke of some fashion, as if things can’t be taken seriously. Yeah, I don’t like that.
ILoveMySon 2 years ago
My friend just opened a home for homeless Veterans much of which she personally funded. Now, SHE is my idea of an influencer.
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Freddie Saturn 2 years ago
Even when helping others, there's a desire for recognition and a hunger for likes, which feels less sincere than in the old days.
Auntriarch 2 years ago
In the old days though you built a hospital wing and had it named after you, so there's that. By the way, fabulous username
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Cat Chat 2 years ago
Social media has made things worse. Not only with anonymity that lets people let their worse self out it's sometimes hard to read intent online so jokes or sarcasm, unless specified, can seem offensive when not.
Cat Chat 2 years ago
I had a friend who recently experienced this. Because of a Facebook poster's privacy settings, they made a heartfelt thanks post to their friends. But they used a shared picture so that went to the public feed with their comment remaining private. One of their friends replied, and their privacy settings allowed the reply to be public. The reply looked completely out of place for what the picture was and my friend joked about it in another reply. The whole thing blew up as the OP and friends assumed everyone could see their comments and they all assumed my friend was purposely offending everyone.
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BrownTabby 2 years ago
It’s only gallows humour if you’re the one on the gallows.
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Red PANda (she/they) 2 years ago
More like the fact that everything has to be made into a way to make money…
Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 2 years ago
i saw something today idk if it's true but it's cute. There were some criminals attacking disabled people somewhere so a police officer dressed up as a disabled homeless man and everyone was really nice to him. Gave him money etc. He asked multiple people to buy a packet of cigarettes from them but said he couldn't count seeing if they would take advantage . None of them did and sine took less money than offered
Danish Susanne 2 years ago
We sometimes think that most people are like the criminals you told about, so it is heartwarming to hear this story and be reminded, that most people are NOT criminals.
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Tee Wallace 2 years ago
It really feels like common courtesy is gone. Idk what happened but it feels like no one
#9
Kids.
Now I know why the stereotype about old people telling kids to stay off their lawn exists.
Jen Samara 2 years ago
Everyone used to be children :) Yes kids are annoying BUT I don't hate them. There are a bunch a really dark jokes towards children on the internet and I don't like it. Maybe, don't be so violent. Its ok if you say that some kids are really naughty and undisciplined, but that's what kids do. They don't understand yet.
Csimutka 2 years ago (edited)
I'm so upset sometimes, when I read the comments on the internet that a lot of people literally hate them. I understand on some level, there are a lot of naughty and annoying children but the thought that someone hates my little daugther without knowing her just because she's five yo it f*cking hurts.
Load More Replies... Ubedhheij 2 years ago (edited)
Just please don't assume every kid is bad, that stereotype is wrong (but almost right), yes a lot more kids are loud, bratty but 1. It is the parents fault for not raising them right and 2. Not every kid is bad, some are good.
Isabella 2 years ago
Still all are too loud and have high-pitched voices I can't stand. As for youe 1. point - with child same as with dog - if stupid it is owner's fault.
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PeepPeep the duck 2 years ago (edited)
I have made an internal oath to never be that old person 😂 fun is growing, plus if you get the freaky goth kids, you’ll most likely have no other kids to worry about. Territory 😂
featherytoad 2 years ago
Lol. My house is on a hill and the other side of the street isn't and, for a few days, the kids were coming over with their skateboards to ride them down my driveway. I just couldn't. I asked them very politely not to do it and thanked them. They haven't done it since.
River Markham 2 years ago
I'm really good w/ kids and it kinda stinks cause they are sticky and slobbery and snotty. That's why I only babysit 7-9 year olds cause they're sightly better
#10
Clothes that look good but are kinda uncomfortable
Lil Miss Hobbit 2 years ago
Sweats and a hoodie. If you don't like that, go away. I will watch LOTR by myself thanks.
LonelyLittleLeafSheep 2 years ago
I will watch it with you in yoga pants and a hoodie. I'll bring popcorn.
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DennyS (denzoren) 2 years ago
These days I'm a comfortable clothes only person. 100% cotton and stretchy pants lol
Tabitha 2 years ago (edited)
Expensive designer clothing that looks the same—-or worse—-than the cheapest “disposable” fashion that costs a fraction of the price. If I’m paying a premium price, I want the clothing to last for years, not look worn out after the first wash. I will pay extra for quality that’s durable. I will not pay extra for poorly made s**t. It’s why I take my chances with vintage/secondhand clothing that’s been well taken care of. As long as I can find it in my size, I will buy it because it is way better constructed and made with way better quality materials.
Ricardo Ferreira 2 years ago
Clothes that look like rags. Just give me a brand new clothing, I'll use it till it becomes a rag.
Lady Lestrange 2 years ago
Also clothes that I'm going to wear only maybe once or twice. I'd rather spend on something that I can dress up or dress down accordingly.
Michelle C 2 years ago
I see younger folks wearing clothes that are supposed to look good, but just look uncomfortable and modest all the time now. Why? Is beauty really supposed to be painful?
#11
Getting drunk. Having my Saturday or Sunday gone is a miserable existence.
TheGoodBoi 2 years ago
I'm not excited to say...I'm a very functioning alcoholic that plays with his child everyday and does everything a husband should do. It's something I struggle with for my health...
featherytoad 2 years ago
The older you get, the worse it gets. I can't do it anymore. I'll have a hang over for two days.
keyboardtek 2 years ago
Well alcohol is a poison. What do people expect to feel like after a day of consuming a toxic chemical?
Fred Burke 2 years ago (edited)
Never drank, so can't relate. I've got a sweet tooth, hate things that are bitter and could taste the alcohol no matter which drink I tried due to spousal pressure. Then there's the cost & repercussions I wasn't on board with.
The Doom Song 2 years ago
I do like to have a few drinks every day but I don't get drunk. It's literally like 3 drinks
#12
glorifying "the grind."
DennyS (denzoren) 2 years ago
I'll leave the grind for someone else, the only grind I do is bay leaves because the flavor is awesome.
TheAmericanAmerican 2 years ago
The grind is a joke of a tool used to trick us workers into thinking that we too can one day join the billionaire/capitalist class.
Scott Wilkins 2 years ago (edited)
There was never any promise you'd love your job. It's great if you do and are proud of it...but you're in a minority...and you probably NEED those of us who hate our jobs.
#13
Dating
devotedtodreams 2 years ago
All the stories I've been reading about it really don't make me want to try it again. The last time I was part of the game was 7 years ago, and it sounds like it's changed quite a bit since then :/
Load More Replies... TomCat 2 years ago
I keep asking my husband when we're going to get a sister wife, because I'm tired.
Load More Replies... Danish Susanne 2 years ago
Maybe it is my age, but I would love to go on a date, just like I did 50 years ago.
JK 2 years ago (edited)
I love my husband to pieces and genuinely want to stay with him til I shift off this mortal coil, but if anything happened I don't think I could ever be bothered to date again, I love my own company and I've compromised my life so much for so many, that I truly would not care less if I spent the rest of my life alone, in fact, I think I'd probably be a lot happier, and even if I wasn't, the idea of navigating the dating minefield and some of the people in it, I just don't think it's worth it.
ROSESARERED 2 years ago (edited)
I'm done, just me, my books, my garden, and oneday when I can afford it, a pet....dating, done, too hard, too tiring
#14
Facebook, it’s gotten old. Even the memes aren’t really funny anymore. It’s the same boring, repeated self centered jokes about mental health issues, dumb reels, people vying for attention, it’s just annoying at this point lol
I used to love mental health memes but they’ve just gotten stale I guess? It’s almost like so many people just make mental illness their personality and try too hard to be edgy, and it gets old
Fred Burke 2 years ago
This goes for all social media. Personally annoyed by tiktokers the most.
PeepPeep the duck 2 years ago
I hate it in the way, I’m at that age now where all the ‘trends’ are on a third or second repeat now. Internet wise
StarlightPanda! 2 years ago
Also the fact that people are so pathetic that they feel the need to "self-diagnose" themselves as well as treat mental illnesses as if they were "trends/hobbies." Its absolutely disgusting!!!!!
Harah Suckerbee-Wankers 2 years ago
I totally agree. Memes are so stale and overplayed now. You can see "Me when I have to go to work but I don't like working" so many millions of times before the joke has completely lost any humor or meaning.
SirWriteALot 2 years ago
I quit. Used to be just my friends and family in my feed, then just ads and c**p. Bye bye Fb, insta etc.
Michelle C 2 years ago
I highly recommend watching the Netflix documentary *The Social Dilemma* if you haven’t done so already!
#15
Work. I’m getting older and more crotchety and it’s getting harder and harder to put on my work face and pretend to get excited about quarterly earnings and whatnot.
Fred Burke 2 years ago
I go in just because I have to to earn income. I had the switch flip years ago. I don't put up with anything unreasonable, unfair, etc. Not afraid to put leadership/management in their place, or report them, especially if they're disrespectful, or condescending. A lot of sexism and racism where I work and I'm actually the minority. I don't job hop and know how to navigate bs in the workplace.
MR 2 years ago (edited)
I will work until I die. Did the college thing, waste of a decade and money. Apparently, I am just always going to "get by." My body is broken. Always worked 2-3 jobs. It's gotten me no where financially. I still have zero $ at 50. Just want a job that doesn't hurt. Ready to die, seriously. I look young, but my body isn't.
Mental Liberals 2 years ago
Wouldn't it be nice if we could all stay home and the socialist pay for us to survive! Oh wait, living off others...hmmm
Papa 2 years ago
. . . and meetings. During your career you typically go through three stages regarding them. Stage1: "I wish I was invited to the meeting." Stage 2: "I'm happy to be in this meeting. Maybe sometime I'll get to lead one" Stage 3: You ignore meeting invitations. If you get called in when it starts reply with "Oh, was that today? I'm in the middle of something else. Can someone summarize it in an email for me later?"
Hydro Keychain 2 years ago
But, if you work hard, go above and beyond and keep all of your clients happy, your boss can get a new Bentley next year.
#16
Haha as a guy who used to be really into cars, I really hate loud cars now...
Uncle Schmickle 2 years ago
Another example of noise pollution. Harley Davidsons should be entirely banned !
April Pickett 2 years ago
It seems to be a trend/fad here. It's rather annoying. You make the rumbles, you want the speed and not a cop around.
Michelle C 2 years ago
I had a neighbor who would wake up practically my entire neighborhood from 05:30-06:00 some years ago. He did so every day for about a year. I totally get that he very much enjoyed anything to do with cars and took decent care of his family’s cars. I was honestly relieved when his family moved and prayed he wouldn’t do it again, especially since they had a little one at the time!
ConstantlyJon 2 years ago
My daughter got her license on Sunday. I swear to god, as someone who enjoys me some loud bass, when she pulled into our driveway with some loud bass my immediate reaction was "that m**********r's got her music up too loud." Damnit, I'm old now.
TheAmericanAmerican 2 years ago
Same here. Used to have a pickup truck with a LOUD straight pipe exhaust... now I LOVE my silent electric car!!!
#17
My body and my choices in life
Puppy Dancing! 2 years ago
Sometimes your body does what it wants to do and nothing you try to lose weight stops your body from screaming in pain or hunger to the point you find yourself uncontrollably eating the whole package or box or all day due to hunger or unable to move because if you don't eat anough you get tired sooooo easy and can't get off the couch to pee much less exercise to lose weight. So tired, so hungry.
keyboardtek 2 years ago
My doctor told me that the last years of life decline so rapidly that one needs to put in longer and harder exercise workouts just to try and maintain a reasonable constant level of health.
Kracken 2 years ago
Yup & it's depressing because it all just gets harder, it's like Sisyphus pushing that bloody big rock up a hill only to have it crush you near the top & roll back down to the bottom. You gotta have a sense of humour for sure
Load More Replies... ROSESARERED 2 years ago
Menopause....why do women have to go through puberty twice...once to get going, the other to stop....men have it easy
#18
Bending down to pick stuff up.
MotherofGuineaPigs 2 years ago
and you stand there looking at it for a bit before you pick it up
Gabby M 2 years ago
And then look around to see if there is something to use so you don't have to bend over. LOL
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SmooshyFries 2 years ago
Not JUST picking something up from the floor but HOW! When I was younger, I could "drop it" like its hot and gracefully come back up, even in heels. NOW there is grunting involved, as well as prayer and gracefulness has left the building !
Skip62 2 years ago
Oh yeah. And please let there be something to hold onto when I bend over. God forbid there isn't. And don't let me have to pick myself up off the floor.😣
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Sky Render 2 years ago
Makes me glad I have flexible toes and hypermobility in my legs. So many things I just grab with my feet instead of bending over...
Kelly H. Wilder 2 years ago
And figuring out if there's anything else you can do while you are bent over, like adjust your sock or shoelaces.
Steve Hall 2 years ago
When I drop something I always ask myself if I really needed that item anyway.
StarlightPanda! 2 years ago
Ok. We're Millenials but we're not "that" old yet. However, I understand that some of us do have back problems among other problems.
#19
Driving for sure.
Lil Miss Hobbit 2 years ago
Honestly driving stinks. I'd way rather be the passenger or just stay home.
nia not long 2 years ago
Same. I love to go for a drive if nothing else than to clear my mind and have some peace
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Jack and Coke 2 years ago
I love to drive, but I don't like to do it at night anymore. My eyes are old and it's harder to see now.
Firstname Lastname 2 years ago
I've gotten to a point where I drive only during winter, and if something is too far to walk to, it better be really interesting or it's not worth the drive. Too many distracted and impatient drivers out there to make me feel comfortable.
ILoveMySon 2 years ago
Agreed. I honestly don't understand why so many technical gadgets are legal as they are distracting.
Load More Replies... Alexia 2 years ago
I never felt safe driving. I got my license in my early 20s and took many driving lessons to overcome this feeling ("preventive driving" including). I received a brand new company car, and I was allowed to use it for personal needs and vacation too - all to no avail. My country ranks first in Europe when it comes to deaths by car accidents, and police is inefficient. I witnessed an accident once while driving on the highway, and several accidents in the city. Some drivers make my blood boil: why would you drive on the emergency lane, blocking the access for ambulances which are rushing to an accident? Why would you drive on the wrong lane on the highway, just because you realized you wanna go back?
Bored Trash Panda 1 year ago
Depends on the reason for the driving. I hate driving to and from work, but driving for a vacation or around to look at pretty stuff I like it.
Cydney Golden 2 years ago
I used to love to drive. Now idiots drive like they're in a video game and will come back to life if they crash, just restart.
#20
Doing stuff just to feel included. Used to go to events and stuff just because I didn’t want to be left out and be on my own. Now I’m totally ok with saying no, I don’t want to go that doesn’t sound fun.
Also, people who blame all their c**p opinions and feelings on “it’s just a joke”. And this is coming from someone who loves dark humor.
Multa Nocte 2 years ago
The second one is "Schrödinger's douchebag," I believe they call it now.
Sonja 2 years ago
That's because if someone says it's just a joke, it really isn't. I've met a lot of truly funny people who loved real jokes. And they all have something in common: if you tell them that their joke was hurtful, they apologize and don't make that joke again. Because people who are really joking, want others to have a great time. Of they see that's not working, they stop. Because they don't want people to be miserable. If a person doubles down and keeps hurting you, or defends a hurtful action as a 'joke', they want to amuse themselves at your costs and are angry that you won't let them. That shows their 'joking' is really bullying. And it never was just a 'joke'.
#21
Just got a new phone and I really didn't like the change. It's weird, but I guess I'm old and get annoyed with some things changing needlessly (in my opinion).
A couple years back, Google changed all their app icons significantly and I was crabby about that for a while, too.
A girl 2 years ago
Oh lawdy, when I switched from BlackBerry to Android in.....2008. complained for months.
Alexej Dvorak 2 years ago
This reminds me that I'm in an age now where I get upset when they rearrange my usual isles in the supermarket.
JM 2 years ago
From these posts I am getting the impression that some of the changes folks are experiencing are really dragging them down. In some ways, it really does suck to get older. Music seems louder and less comprehensible ; young people seem less considerate and more difficult to understand; old standards give way to strange, seemingly senseless new norms. My heart is with you. It’s a very weird place to be - you’re in the “in-between” no longer the leading edge of youth and change but not quite ready to embrace your position as elders and keepers of past traditions.
#22
Waiting in long lines. I used to be one of those foodies who would wait in line for hours to try pop ups and try stuff like ice cream with gold foil lmao. Now I’m over trying new wacky food trends unless it actually sounds good. But still not willing to wait in a long line for it.
Multa Nocte 2 years ago
I used to be able to wait in long lines. I can't think of that many things (anything?) I would willingly wait in a long line for now.
Scott Wilkins 2 years ago
Streaming has destroyed my attention span. I don't think I could go back to "live" TV.
SirWriteALot 2 years ago
I see a line or more than two people I leave. I'm too old for that s**t
#23
Artificially flavored and colored foods and drinks. I’ve been bartending for my entire adult life, and I used to make a lot of fresh fruit syrups and tinctures. But after a while it got frustrating because all my customers seemed to *prefer* the fake pucker flavors over my fresh ones. Never made any sense to me. It’s gotten really weird to see people in my bar taste-testing different hard seltzers we get in. I always joke when people ask for recommendations on them that “this one’s artificially flavored strawberry, and this one’s artificially flavored watermelon, and this one’s artificially flavored cucumber”. But nobody else ever seems to care that it’s all fake c**p.
Austin L 2 years ago
I feel 'ya: Brother in law once complained that there were flakes of some orange thing in a carrot cake my spouse made. He did not accept there were actual carrots in carrot cake and when pressed as to why he thought it was named that his reply was, "I thought it was called that because they used carrot flavoring".
Jared Robinson 2 years ago
It's not fake, it's just simplifying the process. instead of having to grow a whole a*s watermelon we just figured out what it is that makes watermelon taste like watermelon. So if you want to get scientific about it, the actual watermelon is the fake thing hiding the "real" scientific thing that actually tastes like watermelon. Nothing is real get over yourself fruit juice is just as if not more unhealthy then synthetic stuff cause SUGAR.
#24
Music with lyrics
I've grown intensely fond of orchestral music, and the bands I was so fond of as a teenager have just become trite and boring now
Bored something 2 years ago
Not rock, but I love the live Portishead with the orchestra.
Load More Replies... devotedtodreams 2 years ago
I still like Nightwish, whose symphonic metal has great orchestral contributions. Their album "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" is one of the best I've ever had; I liked it so much, that even after the simple CD, I bought the "Earbook" version, which included the normal CD, a disc with instrumentals of all tracks, plus a third CD with purely orchestral tracks. So beautiful! ♥
Bored something 2 years ago (edited)
My dying bride? Especially their older stuff, e.g turn loose the swans. I love the violin. So lovely it's almost painful.
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Freya the Wanderer 2 years ago
I love instrumental music because there are no lyrics - often sung so badly you have no idea what the singer is saying - to distract you from the beauty of the tune.
Shannimal 2 years ago
I've definitely grown out of many of the bands I used to like when I was younger because I just can't relate with the whiney lyrics anymore, but there are still so many that I absolutely love. Though, I'm finding it more and more difficult to like any newer bands/songs these days.
April Pickett 2 years ago
I find classical music very soothing when I drive. I used to get really irritated and even angry in rush-hour traffic at all the stupid things people would do. I started listening to classical during my road travels and it's calming. I have to ask my kids/grandkids who's that singer on the radio these days.
#25
Drinking and eating fast food
Lady Miss Pie 2 years ago
Yeah, me too. Well I don’t drink anymore but I do love me some Wendy’s now and then. I only have it maybe once every couple of months but I do enjoy it.
Load More Replies... Mental Liberals 2 years ago
Yuck! Not for decades and don't miss a thing!! Processed "food" garbage!!
Jude Laskowski 2 years ago
I never got into the fast food thing. The fastest food I eat is a hot dog after shopping at Costco. My friend drives us, and I spring for the hot dogs and drinks (glad they have light lemonade).
Anya Beboop 2 years ago
Doesn't help that it's way more expensive with lower quality ingredients most of the time now. I feel gross after so I do it more when it is my only option.
The Doom Song 2 years ago
I personally think fast food is gross. Give me a steak and some roast veg anyday!
#26
Participating in online discourse. Especially political debate. Complete useless and maddening. Was good for honing my ideals and testing my convictions for a while but I think I'm good now.
Otherwise I still pretty much love everything I used to love, partying, socializing, concerts/music, videogames, sex... just don't have nearly enough energy for it all with a one year old at home.
frederick clause 2 years ago
Anyone else old enough to remember bulletin boards where if anyone go out of line they got the boot. You could still disagree and argue, you just had to be civil about it.
#27
Live music. I used to love metal and punk shows. I don’t drink anymore and it’s not the same experience. Also the last show I went to I got a horrible case of Covid. I still love metal but through my headphones.
Also, drinking. It just doesn’t feel the same at 40.
Mila Preradović 2 years ago
Nope, I don't wanna feel this way, ever. My husband has a hardcore punk band at 58 and we're still very happy going to concerts, with offspring in tow.🤘
Bored something 2 years ago
My husband took our oldest to this year's Brutal Assault and a few other gigs over a few weeks. They had a blast. I love that they got to have that experience together. They also go to the odd gig in Melbourne but they have to be all ages for a few more years.
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TheRightToArmBears 2 years ago (edited)
That's unfortunate, but understandable. I am 52 and still play metal and love going out still. I just now wear comfy shoes and earplugs.
Lucas Jackson 2 years ago
I don’t like the line of “it’s not the same experience because I don’t drink” personally feel if you need alcohol to have a good time you really shouldn’t be drinking Alcohol at all.
Bored Trash Panda 1 year ago
If there is a place to sit at the concert, I am all for it, otherwise no thanks. I have a medical condition now that I can't stand for long periods of time. Plus I take my 10 yr old to as many concerts as I can of music I like. We took him to Flogging Molly this year, which he loved, and are taking him to Dropkick Murphy's next year. He was very upset he couldn't go to Bad Religion though cause it was at a bar.
keyboardtek 2 years ago
Having been a pro-audio tech and a recording musician all my life, I avoid live music because the people running the sound system are mostly idiots. You hear mostly the low bass, maybe some vocals. Cannot hear the keyboards, most of the drums, nothing subtle. The soundmen EQ like it is a damn car stereo that shakes the car with excessive bass.
#28
Honestly the ability to have a social life and have genuine friends. Even meeting new people and creating a relationship that will last. I am getting to the point of having epiphanies that everyone… and I mean everyone was a bloody monster in the past. You start to see past the naïve younger self and the colored rose glasses seem to be crushed. You see their hidden agenda or their true intentions. You start to see past their bs facade. I don’t make an attempt to meet or make new friends. I see it has a gambling and it’s a lose lose situation. There’s no winning ever. And having a good genuine person with a good heart is truly rare. As you get older the world gets smaller and your circle of “friends” gets even more smaller.
Sonja 2 years ago (edited)
If everyone around you is an AH, look at what they all have in common. If the only answer is you, then maybe something is wrong with you. It might be that you are the AH and your expectations are far too high, or it might be that you're a shallow person that choose their friends for the wrong reasons and keeps doing so. But I can promise you, there are still plenty of kind people out there, and while it's normal to have less friends when you grow older, if all people you ever meet are AHs, it's time to change yourself.
keyboardtek 2 years ago
Before you diagnose yourself as having depression, first make sure you are not surrounded by a******s.
Scott Wilkins 2 years ago
An old story but I like it. A couple pulls into a new town to meet a realtor. After shaking hands the couple asks: "What are the people like in this town?" The realtor eyes them and asks, "How do you find the people where you currently live?" They shook their heads and replied they were two-faced, nosy, arrogant and ignorant. That's why they are moving...they hate the people where they live. The realtor nodded..."I'm afraid that's how you'll find the people here, too..."
Karl 2 years ago
When I was in my 20 and 30s I had lots of open house parties for all the people I thought were my friends. In my 50s I realised a certain section of those friends were just free-loading parasites and I’m left with a smaller but much more genuine circle of true friends who will be there through thick and thin, Ach - you live and learn 🙂
#29
Soda. I always think I want one and after one or two drinks it's wasted
MotherofGuineaPigs 2 years ago
Fizzy water has replaced soda. Love the fizz, not the sweetness.
Michael Largey 2 years ago
Tequila. I always think I want one, and after one or two drinks I'm wasted.
Terry Tobias 2 years ago
I'm drinking alot more water than I ever used to. I like putting fresh fruit in it if I want flavor.
The Doom Song 2 years ago
I can't believe how much soft drink I used to drink in my 20s. Gave it up maybe 5 years ago and I don't miss it at all
Jude Laskowski 2 years ago
Soda was a big treat when I was a kid, not available at home all the time.
ROSESARERED 2 years ago
I do half side, half fizzy water...soda/softdrink is toooooo sweet for me
#30
Packaged food. There's so much unpronouncable s**t in there with lots of sugar and salt. I'm not giving up cereal or crackers anytime soon, but they seem to be saltier the older I get.
Patrick Charlton-O'Shea 2 years ago
Whether or not you can pronounce the names of the components of a food is a terrible way to judge if it's good for you or not. I'll bet you can't pronounce half of what makes up an apple either.
Nicole Weymann 2 years ago
You're right there, but I think OP was trying to make the point that most packaged food has tons of additives (with complicated "chemical" names) that don't add to the flavour or the nutritional value, but instead make it unpalatable enough even for mold that the shelf life increases to near human life spans.
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Puppy Dancing! 2 years ago
Bread is one of the most processed food and can be one of the healthiest.
Load More Replies... Jared Robinson 2 years ago
the same unpronounceable s**t exists inside everything morons. Dihydrogen oxide? yeah thats water.
#31
Modern anime.
Cat lover 2 years ago
some modern anime still has the vibes. maybe you should see Attack on the Titans
Sky Render 2 years ago
Some of it's actually pretty good! Do love me some Ms. Kobayashi's Dragon Maid...
Gustav Gallifrey 2 years ago
It's all 'Japanese' 'schoolgirls' in little sailor uniforms, with skirts about 3 inches long and faces that ALL LOOK THE BLOODY SAME.
Floeckchen 2 years ago
Anime is a style not a genre. There are animes for every genre - even horror, psycho thriller, crime drama etc. Good luck watching Helsing with a kid.
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Video games
DennyS (denzoren) 2 years ago
I still like video games. I don't play as often as I did as a teen but I still like to relax and play some games.
Princeofdarkness 2 years ago
Same here use to game sooo much but when getting older with kids among other things takes forever to complete one game these days
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Princeofdarkness 2 years ago
MK1 Spider man 2 Street fighter 6 Alan wake 2 forza motorsport
Load More Replies... TheAmericanAmerican 2 years ago
I refuse to ever buy a video game with micro transactions! I want to pay 60-80 bucks up front for the WHOLE game and that's it!
Are balloons filled with ghosts? 2 years ago
If I'm not a little purple dragon chasing gems is there any point?
Alexej Dvorak 2 years ago
anyone else saw a really buff cat playing on that switch at first glance?
Fred Burke 2 years ago
Still a gamer and don't see that changing. I'm just not a completionist anymore and play mostly for the story in some games.
Kelly F 2 years ago
Gen Xer here. Video games became popular when I was in high school. My parents wouldn't let me have one because it was "just a fad". I got my first game boy in my 20s. Modern video games are too complicated and I just get frustrated.
Floeckchen 2 years ago
Same as the anime post above. There are games for every taste, skill level and time frame.
Load More Replies... Bored Trash Panda 1 year ago
I love video games, mostly Zelda ones! I don't play as much as I used to, but when I have some free time I can spend hours playing.
What do you think ?
Baseball is Life 2 years ago
These are not unique to millennials....it happens to everyone in every generation. 🙃
Cat Chat 2 years ago
Yeah, but it's still nice to see a new generation evolve like we did.
Load More Replies... LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
As a Millennial, some of these make us sound like we are all a bunch of crotchety and angry old people with one foot in the grave. Yikes, a lot of these were depressing.
Lisbeth Guz 2 years ago
Most of them seem to be steps towards a healthier life, particularly in terms of mental health. Good for them
Baseball is Life 2 years ago
These are not unique to millennials....it happens to everyone in every generation. 🙃
Cat Chat 2 years ago
Yeah, but it's still nice to see a new generation evolve like we did.
Load More Replies... LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
As a Millennial, some of these make us sound like we are all a bunch of crotchety and angry old people with one foot in the grave. Yikes, a lot of these were depressing.
Lisbeth Guz 2 years ago
Most of them seem to be steps towards a healthier life, particularly in terms of mental health. Good for them
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