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[-] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 74 points 1 year ago

Isn't that the age now of people who listened to limp Bizkit? How is that weird? Reminds me of someone telling me I'm 38 and too old to wear a Nirvana sweater, but Nirvana is like a 30 year old band so...

[-] Nfntordr@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah just like when my work colleague laughed at me this week when I mentioned I play games. You still play games? He asked. Yes I do, it is what I enjoy to do. What do you in your spare time? Melt away watching ads on free to air TV? laughs in gaming

BTW I'm 38 too

[-] deus@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

I guess I too missed the memo that says you're supposed to outgrow everything that brought you joy as a child. I'll probably be an old geezer and still be playing videogames, watching cartoons and reading comic books.

I got pulled over by a cop for speeding when I was 49 and he gave me shit because he smelled the joint I was smoking. "Aren't you too old to be smoking pot?" Fuck you pig, although I didn't phrase it exactly like that. I actually said "you're right, I'm sorry sir".

You aren’t allowed to enjoy anything current, only nostalgia is socially acceptable. If you put a lot of money into a vintage atari or some shit you would be like a hero

[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

I'm fucking 56 and Nirvana hit it big when I was 23. I'm supposed to not listen to fucking Nirvana? Make fun of me for listening to Black Country, New Road for fuck's sake.

[-] pimeys@lemmy.nauk.io 4 points 1 year ago

Wait, why are we even talking about the mighty Nirvana in a Limp Bizkit thread?

Also, laughing at somebody "still" listening to Nirvana is like laughing at somebody going with Led Zeppelin or Black Sabbath.

Or... Now when I think about it, even laughing at anybody about their music taste is a bit weird.

[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

If anything 34 would be too young to have been a fan when Limp Bizket was popular.

That's right. It's just gross. Gotta be like 36

[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That sounds about right. I'm 37 and liked Limp Bizket back then.

[-] Duckef@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm 34 and chocolate star fish and blink 182s take off your pants were the first ever cds I bought with my own money. I was 12

[-] lazyslacker@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

I think people who would say that might recognize Nirvana as more of a gen z fashion brand than an actual band. Like they know it's a band but the first assumption is that's not the driver of anyone's interest in it.

[-] gumdropbunnies@lib.lgbt 9 points 1 year ago

31 and love Limp Bizkit. Though I'm also a poster child for "it never was a phase, mom" (still listen to emo music + am still as gay as I was in the early 2000s)

...to clarify not implying that Limp Bizkit is emo, it just happened (happily) to be included in the music I was listening to at the time

[-] theangryseal@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I still listen to select emo music at 39. All the pop stuff was a bit too late for me, but what was going on in the indie scene in the early 2000s still has my heart. Bright Eyes specifically. I love every single record from Letting off Happiness to Cassadaga and I also jam several solo Oberst records as well as the Bright Eyes record from 2020.

Nu Metal was my thing when I was a teenager. I let that go until recently because I “outgrew” it. It turns out I don’t care as much these days and I can enjoy it almost like I did as a teenager (and that includes the first two Limp Bizkit records).

The only two bands that have stayed with me from my childhood to now that I love more than I did even then is Nirvana and The Beatles. I would say In Utero is my favorite record of all time and the Beatles are my favorite band of all time.

I feel bad for this, but I can’t handle a lot of Kurt Cobain’s interviews these days. I obsessed over them as a teenager. He just comes across as a moody elitist kid that figures his taste is superior to everyone in the planet. Of course, that was me as a teenager. “Oh my god, yuck. You listen to that? What do you get from it?”

Dude was my hero when I was a kid. It feels strange to be so old sometimes.

Sorry for the rant.

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