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What's the worst part about getting older that young people don't know about? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

One of the things I'd say to your first paragraph is that you're never too old to learn something new. I'm a driving instructor and I've had learners who are over 60. Though, sadly I have seen first hand what you're talking about. One lady I taught a few years ago at 62 years old had to stop taking lessons because her hip was going... Our last lesson was the last time I saw her 😭

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    [–] 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    From my perspective, I believe it is true. I'm only late 30s, and I've been filling my time with more "firsts" than ever before, but I can't remember the last time I ever thought "damn, time is really dragging on today".

    I've got a relatively new career; I've been trying my hand at politics (was just 150 votes from winning an election this year!); I've been getting involved with volunteer work; I've gotten involved in activism, going to protests, anti-racism rallies, removing stickers, posters and flags placed to cause division and hate; I've been bonding with the most beautiful parrot my fiancée and I rescued; I'm teaching my son to drive; - the list goes on. My schedule is pretty relaxed, but whenever I look at the time of day I think "hell, how did that all go so quick?".

    I've been making a few mistakes just this week because my brain has refused to update the fact that we're 5 days into July already and we're no longer in mid June.

    I dunno. Maybe it's time perception, maybe I have early onset Alzheimer's, or maybe I have early onset Alzheimer's.

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    [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    Fantasy World was the one I was thinking of. I had the ZX Spectrum version!

    The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy on MegaDrive I think is one I remember fondly as well - I had the 2-in-1 cart with Cosmic Spacehead which I also loved!

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    [–] 63 points 4 months ago (25 children)

    Given Trump's bullshit, frankly, I just want to come in here and appreciate the absolute beauty of our world and its neighbour. I really fear what's about to happen.

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    How do you feel when someone apologises too much? (lemmy.world)
     

    So my girlfriend apologises compulsively. I find it easy to talk to her about the reasons why she may do that; however, she posed to me a question today which I found a little more tricky to answer:

    How do I feel when I tell her to stop apologising, and why do I feel the need to tell her to stop apologising?

    It's honestly something I never gave thought to before. It is a very, very minor annoyance - to the point where I feel calling it an 'annoyance' is too harsh - but I don't actually know why I feel the need to tell her stop doing it all the time.

    I'm hoping someone can help me put it into words. So I ask you, Lemmy: how does it feel when someone apologises too much, and why do you feel the need to tell them to stop apologising?

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