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[–] charonn0@startrek.website 12 points 18 hours ago (5 children)

Each decade of age took me half as long as the previous one did.

0-10 took forever 10-20 took 20 years 20-30 took 10 years 30-40 took 5 years

And I fear it only gets worse.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

I feel like 50 to 60 took about 5 years. Still surprising.

I'm looking forward to 60 to 70, because that's all I can do.

Also, it used to bother me more, looking back and feeling like time had flown. I'm much more zen about it now. It is what it is. I suppose that's resignation, but I'm calm about it now.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

Long COVID was actually just me turning 40 and losing track of the years.

Although, I'll say that your perceptions can re-normalize when you have a little guy in your life. Like, people tell you "your kids will grow up so fast" but I'm feeling every single day of the Terrible Twos.

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago

I keep forgetting that I'm 37. I could swear I was 27, like, yesterday.

I've got a coworker in his young-20s who admitted to being "ageist." When he heard my age he reacted weird, saying something along the lines of not caring about people 30+.

I wasn't offended. I simply told him, "You'll be there before you know it." My other coworkers (also 30+ years old) backed me up. Dude can enjoy his time now, though from his response I suspect he might have a fear of aging that he's not fully come to terms with yet.

[–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago
[–] rucksack@feddit.org 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
[–] jeffep@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Imagine how long their pregnancy took

[–] PrimeMinisterKeyes@leminal.space 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

I'm guessing ℵ₁ years, give or take.