“Sounds Absolutely Exhausting”: 50 Things People No Longer Care About As They Get Older

Ever feel like going out until 3 AM and smashing Four Lokos as if there's no tomorrow has lost all its meaning? Or that the Lord of The Rings trilogy is not as deep and profound as you once believed it to be? Well, if you're afraid that something's wrong with you, you're not alone.

Pondering what we are all secretly thinking, u/To55ursalad opened a flood of great, relatable answers by asking the AskReddit community, "What do you feel you are losing interest in as you grow older?" Ranging from your usual suspects - video games, opinions of others, dating - going all the way to more philosophical takes like "society" or "life", we've gathered the most interesting answers that will surely resonate with many. Unless, of course, getting old has made you lose all interest in that too.

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“Sounds Absolutely Exhausting”: 50 Things People No Longer Care About As They Get Older Any and all celebrities.

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Final score:

450points

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Lucille 2 1 year ago (edited)

I loved Anthony Bourdain. I read his book and watched all his shows. I thought he was really cool and sexy and I loved cooking shows, I learned a lot watching him. When he died, I cried - the only celebrity I’ve been upset about. I felt guilty for being upset about a celebrity because my friends made fun of people like that, but my chef sister told me “he doesn’t count, he’s actually a cool celebrity.” Ever since then I’ve felt weird about this sentiment :/ it feels really judgmental. Let people like stupid shallow things; people are multi-faceted. (I like true crime which some people think is shallow and f****d up, I can’t hate people for enjoying the Kardashians)

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“Sounds Absolutely Exhausting”: 50 Things People No Longer Care About As They Get Older Losing interest in caring what others think of me.

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438points

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Babsevs 1 year ago

One of the absolute joys of mid life for me! And there aren't many for the perimenopausal working mum/wife, so make the most of it

82points

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“Sounds Absolutely Exhausting”: 50 Things People No Longer Care About As They Get Older Dating. Being single and living alone is amazing.

MookieV , cottonbro studio Report

Final score:

352points

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Ravens Mom 1 year ago

I absolutely love living alone. Well not totally alone. It's just me and my doggo.

102points

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“Sounds Absolutely Exhausting”: 50 Things People No Longer Care About As They Get Older Trying to impress…I am at the "What you see is what you get" stage in life and I love it.

DifferentTheory2156 , Mimi Thian Report

Final score:

351points

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TonyTee 1 year ago

We should all have been this way from the beginning, we ain’t gotta impress anybody but ourselves. We are who we are.

50points

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Politics. I just don't care anymore. I don't want to paint with a broad brush here, but every politician in the world is a lying, selfish, conniving dick. Left, right, center — it doesn't matter. They're lying to you, and they don't give a s**t about you.

ThisIsJay Report

Final score:

345points

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Vuun 1 year ago

So, none of the honest people that want to change the world for the better get into politics? Or maybe they get corrupted immediately? Or maybe everything in the world isn't going your way, so you throw a tantrum and blame "every politician in the world". Sorry if I offend all you upvoters but I'm so tired of this dumb trope.

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“Sounds Absolutely Exhausting”: 50 Things People No Longer Care About As They Get Older Fashion, especially shoes that hurt.

LowlySparrow , Luis Quintero Report

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338points

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Tee Rat 1 year ago

Stilettos don't pair well with cargo shorts and a sleeveless t-shirt. But I do have 18,000 pockets.

90points

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“Sounds Absolutely Exhausting”: 50 Things People No Longer Care About As They Get Older Movies. Nowadays most movies are as generic as off-brands from a grocery store that nobody goes to.

ImpalaLT , cottonbro studio Report

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261points

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Ropre 1 year ago

....or they're just sequels or remakes of older movies. It's like they can't come up with anything original nowadays.

26points

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Society. Serious answer. I’m done with people and politics and consumerism and all of it. I spend countless hours fantasizing about liquidating everything I own and living in a small cabin in the woods for the rest of my days and just letting the world burn. But I have a wife and job and kids and all that stuff. So I’ll just keep working and paying my bills and going to social events and pretending that I give a s**t about any of this.

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258points

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R Dennis 1 year ago

I love my stepkids, my wife, my daughter, and (most of) my family...beyond that I find it hard to pretend I care.

38points

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“Sounds Absolutely Exhausting”: 50 Things People No Longer Care About As They Get Older Romantic relationships. I used to base my entire happiness off of them but the older you get; the more you realize that finding “love” doesn’t solve all of your problems. If anything it just creates more.

VanaVisera , Andrea Piacquadio Report

Final score:

248points

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TonyTee 1 year ago

I can understand this one. But while it does come with its fair share of problems, it can also bring ease and comfort to one’s dark life. It has its ups and downs but love can indeed be a beautiful thing. Unfortunately it comes with obstacles to get to, and get past.

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#10

“Sounds Absolutely Exhausting”: 50 Things People No Longer Care About As They Get Older Social media. I uninstalled Facebook a few weeks ago as it was just taking up space on my phone, and I don't miss it at all. I can't believe the embarrassing c**p I used to think was social media worthy, and I cringe whenever I see my old Instagram stories.

Silent-Zebra , cottonbro studio Report

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247points

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Paul Richards 1 year ago

F**k social media

104points

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#11

I recently came across this statement, that I agree with...

When you're younger you spend more money on "fun", when you're older you spend more money on comfort/convenience.

I find as I've gotten older, I'm less interested about having "fun", and I'm way more concerned in being comfortable.

It's not that I don't want to have a fun time, it's just comfort is more interesting to me now, lol.

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236points

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Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 1 year ago

As I get older, my idea of fun is being comfortable

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#12

Competition. I don’t have to time or interest to want to compete on who’s better looking, who’s carrying more expensive bags, who’s driving better cars etc.

At this age I’m happy with being happy.

ohmamia Report

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231points

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Tee Rat 1 year ago

Scream it loud for those in the shallow end.

90points

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#13

“Sounds Absolutely Exhausting”: 50 Things People No Longer Care About As They Get Older Maintaining relationships with people who don't reciprocate the same effort or consideration. And just generally engaging in small talk and getting to know people. Too much selfishness in the world.

Click_Slight , LinkedIn Sales Solutions Report

Final score:

208points

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Saint Tim the Godless 1 year ago (edited)

I can maintain 3, maybe 4 worthwhile relationships at a time. My wife and kids fill those slots. Sorry not sorry, I just don't have the bandwidth to deal with anyone else.

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#14

“Sounds Absolutely Exhausting”: 50 Things People No Longer Care About As They Get Older Working. God I hate working now. I used to think I needed to be passionate about my job, but now I'm just trying to make enough money to support a family. Means to an end lol

mr_meeseeks_can-do , Andrea Piacquadio Report

Final score:

192points

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R Dennis 1 year ago

I had to stop working in my mid-40s... I miss my job - company phone/car/computer, travel with a per diem every few weeks. But even without the perks, I miss the purpose. Thank goodness for my daughter. BP is heavy on "I'm never having kids and here are 30 reasons it's awesome" but she gives me purpose and happiness.

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#15

Christ, what *aren't* I losing interest in as I grow older. My idea of a good day is one where I don't have to get out of bed before midday and I have literally nothing planned for the afternoon.

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190points

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Greta Kolding 1 year ago

Growing older any day that I don't have an appointment with my doctor, dentist, hospital, chiropractor or any other specialist is a good day.

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#16

“Sounds Absolutely Exhausting”: 50 Things People No Longer Care About As They Get Older Brand names. Can’t believe I used to pay extremely large companies like Nike for merchandise that was just a walking advertisement for them.

Particular-Topic-445 , Piccinng Report

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189points

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Board Pan, duh. 1 year ago

I never liked logos on my clothes :/ small town though

54points

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#17

Childish drama and gossip.

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Anouk T 1 year ago

This! Some people are addicted to drama…

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#18

“Sounds Absolutely Exhausting”: 50 Things People No Longer Care About As They Get Older Buying new stuff. Thrift stores, estate sales, and yard sales are the best!

Babysub1 , Quang Nguyen Vinh Report

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180points

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R Dennis 1 year ago

I am an auction fiend! Nothing makes me happier than an under-the-radar auction. $600 Roomba for $80... thank you! $1200 wine cellar for $75... sure! $500 bidet for $85... why not? Morgan silver dollars for $18... WHAT!?

14points

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#19

TV. You see the same shows with the same scenarios remade and remade under different names. There are quality TV shows out there still but few and far between.

Chrimages Report

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166points

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Gustav Gallifrey 1 year ago

There's a saying that there's really only about half-a-dozen different kinds of human story, and every fictional book, drama, or comedy ever is just a re-presentation of one of those basic stories.

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#20

Having Saturday and Sunday off. I prefer to have my days off in the middle of the week. Less crowds, nothing is sold out, stores are open longer, staff are less stressed, doctors and libraries are actually open and Wednesdays church is way better than the Sunday services.

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161points

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Manuel Delgado 1 year ago

"Wednesdays church is way better than the Sunday services" I didn't see that coming.

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#21

“Sounds Absolutely Exhausting”: 50 Things People No Longer Care About As They Get Older Living downtown or anywhere near it. I thought buying a house in the suburbs was basically death when I was 21. Now the last thing I wanna do on a Friday night is wade through crowds of drunk college kids, step over the homeless, and shout over the music in a bar. Currently house shopping in small towns with cute main streets that close down at 9.

TracksuitBear , Huy Phan Report

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155points

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R Dennis 1 year ago

Living out in the boonies is awesome. You can see the stars, wildlife everywhere, even if your neighbors are polar (and political) opposites you can get along... but I miss sidewalks, city water, and things being open after 9 pm.

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#22

“Sounds Absolutely Exhausting”: 50 Things People No Longer Care About As They Get Older Owning things/stuff. I feel like I don't really buy anything except for necessities anymore. Just don't see the point in having a lot of stuff. I've gotten rid of most of my possessions, even my album collection that used to mean so much. Now it's like... meh.

Caseated_Omentum , Andrea Piacquadio Report

Final score:

135points

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R Dennis 1 year ago

I grew up poor and became a collector - coins, sports memorabilia, wine, chess sets, sake sets(?!)... but they all sit in boxes I rarely open. I am slowly getting rid of everything, but keeping the most valuable stuff for my stepkids and daughter. Honestly, I don't even care what they do with it...

36points

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#23

Arguing. It's just not worth it.

klystron88 Report

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133points

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Katie Lutesinger 1 year ago

I gave up arguing with people online in particular. It's a completely pointless exercise. If somebody tries to provoke me with insults or whatever I just ignore them, or block them if possible.

8points

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#24

Contemporary popular music. The last time I bought music, it came on a CD. I really don't like what is popular now, they all sound like contestants from American Idol.

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131points

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Marc 1 year ago

You don't have to look hard to find great music that is as far as the moon as mainstream or pop.

34points

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#25

“Sounds Absolutely Exhausting”: 50 Things People No Longer Care About As They Get Older Reading, unfortunately. In my 20’s I literally had a collection of over 600 books and if I had the time, would finish a novel in a day. As I get older, I feel like I’m getting dumber? And I just lose more of my attention span and being able to read for long periods of time. It sucks.

Majestic_Jazz_Hands , Alex Gállego Report

Final score:

129points

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Tiana Smith 1 year ago

You're not getting dumber, our brains just have less room and time. I moved to audible books cause I missed reading so much but didn't have the time or headspace to sit with a book ❤️

53points

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#26

Drinking alcohol. In the exchange, I’ve gained interest in caring for my long term health.

yic0 Report

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122points

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Lucille 2 1 year ago

Sober alcoholic here, quitting drinking saved my life.

79points

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#27

Music. I used to listen to music all the time and was constantly on the hunt for new bands and keeping an eye on the local concert scene. Now if I'm listening to anything it's usually an album I loved back in college and the idea of going to a concert sounds absolutely exhausting.

Jeffistopheles Report

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111points

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CHRIS DOMRES 1 year ago

As a musician, I stopped going to live concerts. The people controlling the sound system are idiots. They think they have to make the music sound like a car stereo with all bass cranked up. Cannot hear all the instruments. But the drummer's kick drum is at 130 db volume.

54points

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#28

“Sounds Absolutely Exhausting”: 50 Things People No Longer Care About As They Get Older Sex. I mean I enjoy it but I certainly don't have the sex drive I did as a younger man and I'm happy about that.

NCBadAsp , Womanizer Toys Report

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108points

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Tee Rat 1 year ago (edited)

Drive? After all the years working on my feet there are days I barely have the walk or crawl.

48points

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#29

Trappings of ‘success’ flexing; home/cars/clothes, all of it. Just want quality goods and healthiness.

SisterKittyCat Report

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106points

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Valerie G. 1 year ago

and quality means it can be repaired instead of replaced.

33points

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#30

Interactions with humans. Hell I don't even read the replies to my comments on reddit or social media. Both inboxes are filled with messages I will never read. I like to come, say my part then leave. Face to face is even worse and I would much rather be with my kids or my dogs then hang out with people. I enjoy my solitude

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Final score:

105points

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María Hermida 1 year ago (edited)

You won't read this but I have to say it, anyway: your kids are people! (Edit: missing word)

20points

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#31

“Sounds Absolutely Exhausting”: 50 Things People No Longer Care About As They Get Older Going out.

PM_ME_CLEVER_THINGS replied:
This.
Some of my friends will go bowling and have beers once a month.
I have yet to join them because I'd rather chill with my dog and have beers. Especially since it would be a 30min drive one way for such a meh event.

SnuffyandBird , ELEVATE Report

Final score:

93points

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JayWantsACat 1 year ago

Do what you want but this seems to be less about bowling and more just hanging out and catching up with your friends. If they do that in other ways, or just don't care to at all, is perfectly fine, of course. But calling being with your friends a 'meh event' says more about that person than about the event itself, in my opinion.

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#32

“Sounds Absolutely Exhausting”: 50 Things People No Longer Care About As They Get Older Socializing.

SyzygyTooms replied:
Same! I sometimes lament that I don’t have huge friend groups like some people I know, but I also rarely have the energy for social functions when I do attend.
I also have the tendency to attract sh**ty people as friends, so that’s a whole other bag of worms.

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Final score:

91points

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Bella 1 year ago

The older i get the more I understand older couples who only spend time with their partners. He's the only one I never get tired of being around

56points

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#33

In addition to material things, I’ve lost interest in gossip or hearing about any mistakes people have made in the past. To be, bringing up someone’s past or any gossip about them is a sign of very low intelligence. It suggests you have no original thoughts, so you rely on the imperfections of others to fuel conversation.

Nobody is perfect. People make mistakes. What’s important is who you are today, right now, and who you’re trying to be in the future. If you try to talk to me about someone’s past, it’ll be the last time we speak.

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87points

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Tostones 1 year ago

Well, if you did what you complain of when you were younger, but you don’t now, you can’t say it’s “low intelligence “ . It’s maturity and you might not be where you think you are.

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#34

Decorating a Christmas tree. Haven't been able to muster enthusiasm for one for the last 2-3 years now.

I have an artificial Christmas wreath now with lights and decorations and I hang that up in the living room. I feel just as Christmas-y with it

royalbk Report

Final score:

82points

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Vasana Phong 1 year ago

I only stopped putting up the tree when we took in a stray about 2 years ago, first thing she did was climb on my new curtains, I’ve seen her curiosity level, and her skill in parkour, an Xmas tree will be a total disaster

23points

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#35

Trying to control things.

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78points

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

yep

10points

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#36

Shaving.

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73points

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Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 1 year ago

That's why I am now sporting a beard :)

13points

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#37

“Sounds Absolutely Exhausting”: 50 Things People No Longer Care About As They Get Older Video games. It's getting harder and harder for me to find new games I like playing. I just end up replaying old games again.

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Final score:

70points

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Ueda 1 year ago

Same. I don't know if it's age or just the state of the industry. I feel like there are no AAA games that are truly innovative now. And Indies are fine, but also play terribly safe. I do miss the early 2000s.

19points

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#38

Working for other people.

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Oskar vanZandt 1 year ago

And working with others/in a team...

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#39

The USA. I used to be very politically active. Worked on a few campaigns. Always debating irl and online.

But as I’ve aged I find myself politically homeless.

I’ve lived in deeply blue and deeply red counties and cities. Both are greedy. Both are self declared arbiters of their version of morality.

So I’ve checked out of voting and caring.

spheredoshobbies Report

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62points

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María Hermida 1 year ago

It's elections day today in Spain. The campaign has been dreadful and I hate all the candidates. But... some candidates are worse than others. The extreme right is on the rise and is expected to win, so I've crawled to my polling station to vote, not for the candidate I like, but against the candidate I hate the most.

64points

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#40

People pleasing, fitting in, spending time with unkind people just because they have some redeeming qualities, dairy, getting drunk, spending money on luxuries, living with other people, my college friend group from like 8 years ago.

The last one kinda stings; I can't imagine completely falling out of touch with all of them, but we're certainly drifting apart in some ways.

dzzi Report

Final score:

58points

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LuLuBelle 1 year ago

What the hell did dairy do to you?

0points

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#41

“Sounds Absolutely Exhausting”: 50 Things People No Longer Care About As They Get Older Staying up late.

SuvenPan , cottonbro studio Report

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55points

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k1ddkanuck 1 year ago

I am the opposite. Getting up early (which I used to love).

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#42

Making my boss happy (it's one of those "were a family" bosses that talks s**t about everyone else and thinks I'm coming to work to listen to it for hours.)

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50points

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Jessica N 1 year ago

People from work always assume from my hair color, piercings and tattoos that I'm liberal. I used to be, swung the other way in 20s, now ended up in the middle of the fence on different issues. So coworkers/boss s blathering like I'm going to agree with them politically always ticks me off. Keep it out of work!

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#43

Events starting late. Local fireworks show started at 9:22 last night. Like cmon do all the thank yous, 50/50 and national anthem at 845 and have the first boom right at 9.

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48points

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René Sauer 1 year ago

Well, fireworks should start when it´s dark. Way better effect and you can see them better. Fireworks during day time sounds kinda lame.

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#44

Sports. When I was young I took my identity from the sports teams I followed. Now I'm 52, and don't have the time or energy to keep up with all of the minutia of sports that I used to care so deeply about.

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44points

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Gustav Gallifrey 1 year ago

Very few top-level sports teams are made up of players who have any link to the locality that they 'represent'. The teams are no more part of the place's 'identity' than a bunch of names selected from phone books from twelve or fifteen states or even countries. And they'll play for another team in another place as soon as a better offer comes along - they owe your hometown no loyalty.

2points

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#45

Winning.

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R Dennis 1 year ago

The only way to win is not to play. -Joshua

31points

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#46

This isn’t really a good thing to lose interest in, but honestly, my fitness. I saw an ad yesterday that said “get the abs of your dreams” (or some s**t like that) and I just didn’t care; I thought “nah, had abs in my 20s, that’s enough of that.” I’ve been big into working out and had physical hobbies, and was toned, trimmed and strong. I spent my teens, 20s, and early 30s competing in martial arts, doing CrossFit, running, biking, powerlifting, always making time for the gym . . . And within the last couple years the desire has just gone. I felt myself getting out of breath going up stairs recently (in my defense I was going up like 16 flights with heavy gear after just jogging from the back of the parking lot); like how the f**k does that happen?!

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38points

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DrBronxx 1 year ago

When I was really active, I used to dream of having defined abs. Got close a couple of times, but never really made it. Now I'm overweight, but making changes and getting healthier. I have a few goals, but defined muscles is not one of them. I want my cholesterol and BP to be healthy. I want to have enough energy to be able to run around with my daughter when she starts walking. And I want to be slim enough to fit into regular clothes, without having to go to the big and tall store (I live in a country where clothes sizes are much smaller than my home country).

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#47

Happiness. Not by choice or anything; I just can't pay bills with life satisfaction. My only real option is to work until I die because if I tell my apartment office that I can't make rent because I'm overworked and overstressed, they'll just tell me to get out and that I also owe them the remainder of the rent on the lease and also a lease breakage fee.

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32points

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columbokateUK 1 year ago

😔

14points

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#48

Star Wars and super hero movies, which is all I consumed for nearly half my life.

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31points

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René Sauer 1 year ago

I never really cared about star wars 😁

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#49

For me, drawing. I used to be an avid artist, especially as a teenager, and I was pretty good at it too. But as I’m getting older, I find myself making less time for it and feeling like there are more important things to do. I’ve also kind of adopted the “if it’s not productive it’s a waste of time” mentality (not saying it’s a good thing, but I’m too busy with work and school to not be productive).

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29points

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Stygtand 1 year ago

Wasting time is healthy. Its usually in those moments you truly relax.

42points

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#50

I had very few interests throughout my life.

Food
Television
Manga
Pokemon

Food doesnt taste as good as it did when I was younger. It also makes me fat, so I cant just eat what I like. And as I get older, my taste buds and digestion system will get worse.

Television has been less entertaining over the years. Predictable and sanitized. Everything being political or a remake or a live action version of a cartoon doesnt help.

Manga that I like is hard to fond in English and I often lose track of manga I like

Pokemon is fine but...lonely without someone to play with. And I've never had that.

Interestingly enough, my interest in making a friend or having a relationship is rising. I was always alone as a child, and even in college, I was content being alone. But now i'm on decade 3, and I have been putting in real effort to find connection. Nothing but failure so far, but who knows?

And maybe my fading interests will be more interesring with someone to share them with.

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22points

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Charley128 1 year ago

I'm 69 and didn't have friends as a child, because of where we lived. I believe it stunted me in so many ways. Try and get out a little. The few great but temporary friends that passed quickly through me life were the best. Miss them all.

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foxgirl158 1 year ago

Existing. As I get older, I've lost the will to continue. I'm currently existing and living for others in my life and not for myself. The only thing that keeps me going some days is the thought that I will cause pain to others if I disappear.

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kansasmagic 1 year ago

I know that feeling. It's called depression. It doesn't necessarily mean that you spend all day crying in bed. I have a type of depression called "persistent depressive disorder" (though I prefer the older name "dysthymia"). Symptoms are "mild," but last at least two years for diagnosis. In my case it probably goes back decades, and at times spirals into bouts of major depression. It basically sucks the joy and excitement out of *everything*.

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Michelle Forbes 1 year ago

I feel the exact same...can't remember a time I didn't feel that way

Nykky 1 year ago (edited)

I used to be like that, but as people started distancing themselves more and more, I figured I either needed to perish or find something else. Sometimes, it's not things to live for. It can be abstract ideas. For me, it's curiosity. I WILL die some day, nobody lives forever, and I'll get to it when I do. But right now?...Even though my life is basically monotonous, I still know that every day is different. Even if it's a day I didn't enjoy, it was different. Maybe find some abstract to live for, and you might find you appreciate yourself and life more.

John Baker 1 year ago

I think some of these people have far bigger problems than simply losing interest.

About half of these sound like plain old depression! "I've lost interest in friends, going out, doing things, and myself."

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...and the other half are apparently people who are shocked that your tastes change as you get older! "I'm just not that not Pokemon anymore..."

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