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I realized I was getting old when I would get excited to purchase household items like a new vacuum cleaner, an air fryer, a nice blender and a food processor. If I have extra money to spend, I’m not going to blow it on a night out with friends (because I need to be home by my bedtime anyway). Instead, I’m focused on making my humble abode as cozy as possible because I love being there.
No matter how old you are, pandas, if you’ve noticed yourself becoming less interested in certain things you used to love, you’re not alone. Whether it’s attending music festivals or traveling on a tight budget, Redditors have recently been discussing the things that just don’t excite them as much as they used to. So enjoy scrolling through their replies, and be sure to upvote the ones that make you feel seen!
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#1
Summer. I swear I used to be out in the sun like a cat every year. Now I just want to hide inside for the hours between 11/4pm. I can't handle the sun on my head/sweat, any of it.
#2
Honestly? People.
I used to be all about hanging out with friends and causing mischief all the time. Gradually with time, I realized most of them didn't really care for me much as a friend, rather a vehicle for a good time. I was no one's first choice.
Now I'm at a time in my life where I prefer peace and solace over pleasing other people, and I don't regret it one bit.
Hot_Satisfaction7378:
Totally get that. Prioritizing your own peace and well-being is so important as you get older. Quality over quantity with friendships for sure.
#3
Socialising and people in general. Love being at home pottering about.
#4
Not that I had interest but I have less and less patience for drama. I used to be that friend that listens to your problems but I'm so burned out that I can't even bother anymore.
#5
Social media. I used to find myself posting all the time on Instagram and all that now I’m like posting every couple months. I honestly even get tired of scrolling on Instagram or TikTok. I feel like everyone is trying to be the same aesthetic and everything on socials nowadays seems unattainable.
Cucharamama:
I was looking for this. I used to be the annoying person filming their food before eating it. I’m so over social media.
#6
I see a lot of people saying they’re losing interest in TV and movies. I’ve had a theory for a while that TikTok and short form video content is turning everyone into gnats.
#7
Having lots of plans on a weekend. Seems like I need 1-2 weekends at home every month. Partially to catch up on home tasks and partially to relax. I don’t feel refreshed Monday AM if I spent the whole weekend out and about.
#8
Personally, Budget trips. I want convenience and comfort whenever I travel. I prefer hotels now over low budget ones.
Prestigious-Slide-73:
Agreed. We used to share rooms with friends when we were young, poor, and just starting out. The last straw was long after that period in our lives when we stayed in a shitty hotel room with said friends, and one single friend ended up on the floor on an air mattress.
I said never again. We can afford a real room of our own. There is no need to share anymore. So, if we travel with other people we always get our own room now.
I don't need top-of-the-line luxury, but I do want a proper, clean, working bathroom, working heat/AC, a comfortable bed, and not next to anyone but my husband.
Susie Elle 3 months ago (edited)
Depends on what you call budget. I've always hated the idea of hostels, but I'm totally fine with a basic hotelroom (basic meaning: the shower works, I can go to the toilet and sleep without getting bedbugs) or camping with basic facilities (i.e. flush toilet). Nothing's as cheap as a hostel I presume, but camping can be pretty cheap, depending on where you are.
#9
Big crowds, theme parks.... Use to love rides but hate the thought of standing in line for an hour in the hot sun, walking everywhere lol.
#11
Spending my time with people that are lukewarm about me.
Once you have good friends that you can count on, it is just not the right thing to do to hang out with flaky, disrespectful or fair weather people.
Magenta Blu 3 months ago
People are overrated. Since I don't have friends i just got used to mind my own business in peace and solitude. Society es a hell
#12
It’s weird, but I have the hardest time maintaining interest in TV shows anymore. Like I can’t do it. I used to love so many shows and there are so many good looking shows out there, but I can’t sit and watch for more than 10 minutes without losing interest! Same thing is starting to happen with movies and it is making me so sad! Like, I can watch a movie in the theater, but at home forget it! I’ll turn something on for 20 minutes and I’m done — I’ll watch another 20 minutes tomorrow haha.
Antony Aston 3 months ago
I have to agree with tis one - 20 minutes in and I'm on IMDB looking up one of the actors then before I know it the end credits are rolling while I'm watching a cat video...
#13
New hobbies-- I play an instrument, I knit, spin yarn, embroider, and do watercolours. I unsubscribed to several publications because they are always trying to get readers to see more of the latest trends and I am like, "I have more yarn than I will use before I die... I don't need new paints unless I need specific colors of the brands I presently use..." It isn't that I am "set in my ways," I just don't want more. I am happy with what I have.
In our American buy-buy-buy economy, this may sound awful, but it is a relief to be here.
#14
Working hard.
Admittedly, I’m in a good place now and have things set up so I don’t have to work hard but if a project coming up is hard, I just don’t want to give it the energy anymore to try and do it.
I’d see a hard project previously and want to conquer it but now, that energy is for my wife and kids.
oldandexhausted79 3 months ago
this, my boss doesn't understand why I don't want to take on project work anymore. I don't get paid extra for it, so no thanks. I'll save that extra time for my family.
#15
Having a career and climbing the corporate ladder. I just want to make enough money to feel comfortable and don’t want work to rule my life anymore.
#16
Competing against others.
FunnyNichefinder77:
I hear you. The older I get, the more I just don’t care about the whole 'competition thing.' Especially at work, the rat race feels totally pointless. It's just a way to dehumanize people and turn them into tools.
Lavern Defazio 3 months ago
I've been offered several supervisorial roles and I've turned each one down. Those days are long gone and I just don't have the patience anymore.
#17
Any and all celebrity content! I used to have a People magazine subscription, could tell you who was doing what. I consumed lots of celeb gossip, or “what perfume does Madonna use” garbage. Plus, I knew celeb names, what movies they were in, etc. Now? I know absolutely nothing. The best part though is that I DNGAF!!!
Joseph Dixon 3 months ago
I don't know why people get caught up in the lives of celebrities. They're not our friends and it doesn't affect our lives at all. Unless they've done something absolutely heinous, who cares?
#18
Crowds. Constant socialization. Drinking. Working. Other people. The news.
#19
Being forced to socialize with people I don't know, and likely have nothing in common with. Business social events are a breeze, because I know why I'm there and what I need to do.
AudleyTony:
Totally get that. It’s exhausting trying to make small talk with strangers who don’t share your interests.
#20
Going out. Meeting new people. FOMO is not a thing for me anymore.
#21
Career advancement. Ive peaked. I dont want or need anything else. In fact, I want less.
Friends. Need fewer.
Sports. Just takes up time and brings nothing in return.
phlame64:
I haven't peaked in my career, and I'm honestly thankful for the moment I realized I'll never do so. Life's too short for the rat race.
Joseph Dixon 3 months ago
Career advancement is literally making friends, or pretending to be friends, with those in management. I have the misfortune of going to my job, doing it and not acting like I'm everyone's best friend. So guess who gets worked dumped on them while others get promoted?
#22
Holding on to people, things, and places that no longer align with the changing seasons of my life.
I love so many people. There are things I care a lot about. There are places that will forever pull at my mind, asking for me to return.
But I can't. And I can't take it all with me. I can't carry it all. I can't tend to it fairly, I can't give the attention needed. My season has changed.
Growth is sometimes a nod and a tear and a wave goodbye. It's discomfort. It's missing. It's letting go. It's moving on.
And, ya know, sometimes that's just for the best. It's life.
I'm losing interest in what isn't meant for me. I think it's a good thing.
Green Machine 3 months ago
"Losing interest in what isn't meant for me." Man that hits home so good.
#23
Gadgets. I don’t wanna keep up with what’s new anymore..l’ll stick with what I have and use them until they break.
nightmareFluffy:
In the 2000s and before, it made sense to upgrade gadgets because of leaps in usability. Newer cell phones had better reception and quality and larger memory. Newer computers could play video and handle larger spreadsheets, etc.
Now, it's like the new phone has an extra camera and 10% more performance from something that already works perfectly for about $1000 out of my pocket. I'm still using my digital camera from 2013 because newer ones aren't all that better, and I'm still using my older flatscreen TV. There are just far fewer reasons to upgrade now.
Joseph Dixon 3 months ago
All phones do basically the same thing. Why update your phone every year? Doesn't matter if you have Apple or Android.
#24
The past.Letting go of the past was the best thing I've done .Letting go of most of my friends was not as hard as I thought.
We only spoke about stuff we did years ago.
What's the f*****g point?
Here's to whatever time I have left and the new stories.
Freya the Wanderer 3 months ago
In total agreement. Don't let past mistakes and foolishness weigh you down. Learn the lessons and move on. Everybody has baggage like this.
#25
My career as a teacher.
I love helping and educating others.
However, lately a have been getting more and more disrespectful students. I want to help them to achieve their life goals! I put in the work so that they learn and stay engaged. But…they just want to be fed the answers and not learn to think for themselves.
Joseph Dixon 3 months ago (edited)
The Google Generation. People think they can look everything up. We should be teaching critical thinking in school and not just facts.
#26
The whole party scene feels like a chore now and I'd rather just chill with friends at home.
DennyS (denzoren) 3 months ago
There is no way I'm going in a place like this at my age lol I'll be home chilling.
#27
Drinking. I feel so much better without it.
SubjectC:
I absolutely love how much the public sentiment on drinking is shifting. Alcohol use is down 20% amongst Gen Z, although I think it's probably because they don't socialize as much, which isn't good either, but even amongst millennials like me, I'm seeing more and more people giving up alcohol.
Awkward lady 3 months ago
The whole drinking culture. That people have to go to pubs and bars and drink all night. Its so boring. After one drink, I've usually had enough, but I have gone off cola drinks as well. I'd rather have a cup of tea!
#28
Smoking weed. It hasnt done anything positive for my mental health. It's just a distraction. When you stop smoking, all the issues are still there. It's just another expensive addiction/crutch.
#29
Dealing with people. Don’t get me wrong I’m a nice person but the minute someone wants and yearns for drama and other things - I have nothing but indifference.
#30
Trying to maintain friendships with people you don’t have anything in common with anymore. It’s sad to me that we drifted, but honestly the effort that goes into it is exhausting. I’m fine with one or two close friends who really get me. I don’t need to force a relationship with people I went to school with 25 yrs ago.
#31
People pleasing.
DennyS (denzoren) 3 months ago
Still working on this but hope I can give it up completely soon.
#32
Relationships. Everyone around me is getting married and settling down, and I just don't care. A lot of the ones I see are in situations where the relationship is falling apart, and they keep it together with duct tape and a will. They're settling and think they're happy. Reminds me of a quote from Sóren Kierkegaard: "We settle for misery we can handle and call it happiness".
#33
Working. I'm 28 now and when I first started in my sector as a 21 year old I was obsessed with climbing the ladder and being important in my organisation. I loved being in management meetings with senior people, I wanted to discuss ideas, create new processes. I wanted to be someone in the know that could lead and manage a team to a new direction. I would crave projects where I could show off my talent and put myself out there. I lived for people in important roles recognising my talents and saying nice things about my work.
But now? Meh. I've seen how management works and I'm sick of it, I'm sick of working towards something that really doesn't make much of a difference and mean anything at all. I'm sick of the endless Monday to Friday, 9-5 constant workload. I don't care about my organisation, I don't care about climbing the ladder and I don't care about impressing people. I really don't care about working my a*s off 9-5 all week for a brief respite over the weekend. It all just seems so small and unimportant, we work every single day for what? A bit of money that just goes on bills. I want to be out there living, seeing new things, I want to explore the world.
But because I can't do that I just want a job that pays well and isn't too boring.
Joseph Dixon 3 months ago
Management is just a group of friends who fall into the same groupthink. They don't care about what's going on or listening to those doing actual work.
#34
My friend group. As a girl in an all girls group, I realised it was becoming toxic. Everyone talks behind everyone's back and it's exhausting and fake. I wish I had made better friend choices when I was younger.
Susie Elle 3 months ago
I had a friend group like this in highschool. I was no better than them to be honest with regards to the gossip. It became so tiring after a time. I'm glad I now have a friend group that just let's everyone be themselves. I never have to worry someone's been talking s**t or whatever, everyone's incredibly genuine.
#35
Video games, specifically MMORPGs. Was crazy about them when I was younger, now that I'm older, I just want to chill, and the thought of having to grind for hours upon hours is just exhausting.
Mitchel-256:
There are tons of chill games out there, let alone ones more focused on fun and experience than extreme time commitments and becoming a second full-time job.
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 3 months ago
I'm finally getting a Switch! It'll be here Tuesday. I can't buy any games until next month, but I'll have the Switch! First game? Little Kitty Big City. Second game? Stardew Valley.
#36
Losing interest in consuming multiple modes of content. At any one point my brain can only do one book and one tv show. But not YouTube, tv show, book, instagram, podcast, etc.
#37
Dogs. They're really annoying and needy. I don't hate them but I really don't want to own one ever.
Nadine Debard 3 months ago
That's why I prefer cats. Less in need of your love demonstrations. I like dogs, I enjoy dogsitting friend's dogs, but I don't want to own one.
#38
Video Games. Been slowly losing interest. Was a Mythic Raider in WoW for years, but after the s**t shows that were BFA and SL, I gave up on Blizzard. I even went and tried the “free trial” for DF and it screamed same old Blizzard. Since then it has been a steady decline, unable to find that spark in gaming. I’ve started working out instead and it’s done wonders for my anxiety and health problems. Go figure. The thing that used to help me get away from anxiety, was helping cause it.
#39
Traveling. I use to be excited for cross country trips, trips abroad, or even road trips. I loved the journey and the entire process, but now I’m like gimme milligrams and wake me when we are there.
Lady_DreadStar:
Yeah, this. I took two loooong road trips out of state this past month. This is something that would have excited me 10 years ago, and I am now nursing an angry tailbone from all the sitting and road bumps. 😠
Boo 3 months ago
This one I don't agree with. We are almost retired and are travelling more. Now that we've done our part (raising kids and playing by the book), we can now spend the money and energy enjoying each other's company. We have a holiday booked for Rhodes in a couple of months and I haven't been this excited in years!
#40
Fashion (crocs and socks?) yeah I’m out!
What do you think ?
sofacushionfort 3 months ago (edited)
Losing interest in a website that’s a mess of pop-up ads, ads with teeny tiny close buttons, ads that freeze the page when you click the close button, integrated ads that make the page bounce around as they load, intrusive ads for other articles on this same website (I’m already here, okay?) etc. Eventually the juice ain’t worth the squeeze.
CT 3 months ago
Already 10-15 years ago, when I saw friends using their computer without ad blocker, I was shocked. It's annoying to be overloaded like that. So now, I don't even dare to imagine. How can people stay and be interested in the internet with all these ads!?
Load More Replies... Never Snarky 3 months ago
At 73, I agree with all of these. I still love life and am very happy. But I live it on my terms. If someone doesn't like me, so what? I always said I wanted to be an eccentric old lady. And I've achieved my goal!
D. Pitbull 3 months ago
... losing interest in 20-somethings saying they're "older now" and speaking of how much they've grown past a thing. Didn't they finish puberty not too long ago?
Becca not Becky 3 months ago
"Staying informed," because it's just people shoving bad news in my face to get my money or my votes. I'm not going to bury my head in the sand, but I'm much more selective about what I put my energy into.
Mike F 3 months ago
Thank you! I already know who my measly vote is going to, all these lame ads that everyone is tossing around is just fluff. If someone hasn't already made the choice they aren't paying attention. I firmly believe that a silly @ssed ad put up by some idiot in a cowboy hat should not be the message that makes a difference, but who's to say.
Load More Replies... Amelia Jade 3 months ago
I've lost interest in tattoos. I'm covered and love the ones I have. I still have space and ideas, but I just don't want the commitment. I can't be bothered to sit for several hours, and deal with the healing. I have some that should be touched up and I don't even want to do that. I used to love getting new tattoos and touch-ups. Somewhere along the way I simply lost interest.
sofacushionfort 3 months ago (edited)
Losing interest in a website that’s a mess of pop-up ads, ads with teeny tiny close buttons, ads that freeze the page when you click the close button, integrated ads that make the page bounce around as they load, intrusive ads for other articles on this same website (I’m already here, okay?) etc. Eventually the juice ain’t worth the squeeze.
CT 3 months ago
Already 10-15 years ago, when I saw friends using their computer without ad blocker, I was shocked. It's annoying to be overloaded like that. So now, I don't even dare to imagine. How can people stay and be interested in the internet with all these ads!?
Load More Replies... Never Snarky 3 months ago
At 73, I agree with all of these. I still love life and am very happy. But I live it on my terms. If someone doesn't like me, so what? I always said I wanted to be an eccentric old lady. And I've achieved my goal!
D. Pitbull 3 months ago
... losing interest in 20-somethings saying they're "older now" and speaking of how much they've grown past a thing. Didn't they finish puberty not too long ago?
Becca not Becky 3 months ago
"Staying informed," because it's just people shoving bad news in my face to get my money or my votes. I'm not going to bury my head in the sand, but I'm much more selective about what I put my energy into.
Mike F 3 months ago
Thank you! I already know who my measly vote is going to, all these lame ads that everyone is tossing around is just fluff. If someone hasn't already made the choice they aren't paying attention. I firmly believe that a silly @ssed ad put up by some idiot in a cowboy hat should not be the message that makes a difference, but who's to say.
Load More Replies... Amelia Jade 3 months ago
I've lost interest in tattoos. I'm covered and love the ones I have. I still have space and ideas, but I just don't want the commitment. I can't be bothered to sit for several hours, and deal with the healing. I have some that should be touched up and I don't even want to do that. I used to love getting new tattoos and touch-ups. Somewhere along the way I simply lost interest.
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