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[-] who8mydamnoreos@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago

One thing I’ve learned about history is that it was always way more colorful than it was presented. Classical era was not stark white, medieval was not muddy brown. They all popped with color and so did your pops.

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 year ago

yeah, most medieval castles were painted bright colours

Ah yes I remember the stories of how the pink castles offset the Black Death of the 1350’s.

[-] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

But they could never hold back the tide of death metal!

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

Well, costumes nowadays are definitely black and white. And since the 19th century isn't it a bit less colorful overall?

Older than that and I 100% agree, especially when colors would show how wealthy you are.

[-] who8mydamnoreos@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Once again our perception of the 19th and 20th century are altered by the mediums which we experience them. Early photography, black and white movies of smoggy industrial districts. However if you witnessed a parade or a any other part of town it would be quite colorful.

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 33 points 1 year ago

I'm fifty.

  • Thinking about getting my tattoos refreshed
  • Snowboard
  • Surf
  • Skateboard
  • Play videogames
  • Play tabletop games
  • Play a Tim Henson guitar
  • Enjoy current music not just what was released before the year 2005.
  • Still wear tees, shorts (cargo or board, not golf), and skate shoes
  • Comfortable wearing gender non-conforming clothes because women's linen capris, oversized knitted sweaters, etc are cozy and comfortable as fuck.
  • Enjoy and appreciate weird ass Gen-Z humor
  • Can carry a conversation with a 16 year old in their native dialect

When I was younger, I was terrified that one day I would wake up and be my father or some other stuffy old man that complains about "kids these days". I'm super glad that I never turned into that guy and remain my 22 year old self in my mind. That said, I picked up guitar again after a fifteen year break and "kids these days" don't know how good they have it. The quality of budget guitars is insane and the amount of free courses and music learning and creation tools is just brain melting.

[-] AnthoNightShift@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago

Hey, you know what they say about our generation: At the age of 10 we were 30, and now at 50 we're still 30.

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago

Ain't that the fucking truth.

The life of every Gen-X kid I grew up with was eerily similar.

Monday-Friday:

  • Wake up
  • Make your own breakfast because parents have to go to work. If eldest child, make breakfast for younger siblings. A friend and her siblings divided breakfast where each sibling was responsible for one thing. Sue eggs and bacon, Ed milk and juice, Jimmy buttered toast, Sally plates and utensils. I always thought that was cool.
  • Catch bus to and from school
  • Alone and unsupervised until dinnertime (aka, when the street lights come on)
  • Have dinner with parent(s)
  • Go to room to do homework and/or listen to music and/or spend toouch time on the phone.
  • Sleep and repeat

Saturday & Sunday:

  • Breakfast with parents...maybe Sunday dinner. Other than that, stay out of the house so parents can enjoy their weekend.
[-] Tigbitties@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

49 yo here. We have a lot in common.

[-] fadingembers@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago
[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

I sound like a significant percentage of my generation. We seem to be aging alright.

[-] fadingembers@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago

Heh, I wish my parents fell into that category

[-] Veedem@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

My grandfather was a bourbon My father a fine wine I’m a white claw.

[-] teft@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

White claw? Id be a four loko

[-] full_on_rapist@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago

I'm from a long line of PBR myself.

[-] squib@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I'm a Pub Beer - "good cheap fun."

[-] Mewtwo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Same, except I'm fuckin ketamine and 2CB.

[-] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

well cool bro

[-] nothingcorporate@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future

Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future 2

Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future 3

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

It was so funny to make Gosling dress like that for the movie.

[-] elbarto777@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Fashion os cyclical. The 1800s were wild too.

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