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What has been the biggest surprise about getting older? (lemmy.world)

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[-] charonn0@startrek.website 63 points 1 year ago

Each additional decade of age seems half as long as the previous one was.

0-10 took forever

10-20 took 20 years

20-30 took 10 years

30-40 took 5 years

I'm 40 and it feels like 50 is next year already.

[-] Rand0mA@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Uff... I felt this.

This is for you. From another comment

Even WWII is closer to my birth than I am.

[-] thegreatgarbo@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Ffuuuuuccckkkk meeeeee

WHY did you make me realize this?

[-] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 9 points 1 year ago

That makes sense based on your perception of time. 0-10 was your whole life doubling, over and over. 10-20, your life doubled. 20-30 your life will increase 33%. And so on.

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

This is a rough one.

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