With age comes wisdom. And stiff joints, less energy, worse eyesight, worse hearing and less tolerance for hangovers and technology that you don’t understand…
When I was a little kid, I couldn’t wait to turn 16 and get my driver’s license. Freedom, here I come! When I was 20, I couldn’t wait to be out of university. Even more freedom, here I come! But then one day I woke up and realized that not everything gets better with age. In fact, sometimes things get worse.
Reddit users have recently been sharing some of the things they enjoy less and less as they get older, and to be honest, some of the replies are a little sad. From being less enthusiastic about Christmas to dreading nights out in loud bars, we’ve gathered some of their most spot-on responses down below to see if you aging pandas agree with them. Keep reading to also find interviews we were lucky enough to receive from gerontologist and host of the Aging Greatfully podcast, Holley Kelley, and writer, editor and host of the B[OLDER] podcast, Debbie Weil.
Be sure to upvote the replies that make you feel less alone, as you realize that all of our preferences shift with age, and feel free to share anything else that has become less fun over the years in the comments section. Then, if you’d like to read a Bored Panda article highlighting the most hilarious parts of getting older, you can find that piece right here!
#1
Honestly leaving the house, I used to be a social butterfly and now I have to convince myself to go get basic necessities and go to work..
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#2
How fast time is slipping away from me rather than how slow it used to be as a kid
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#3
Shopping. for anything… including groceries. Shopping used to be fun. Now it is a chore.
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#4
Loud places. Like bars and parties and stuff like that.
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#5
Feeling like I’ve done all the right things yet the goal posts keep moving farther out.
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#6
Social events. The mental preparation beforehand followed by the wide range of personalities at said event.. exhausting.
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#7
The ultra wealthy.
I was never a fan to begin with, but seeing how the can grow their wealth by billions, live in extreme luxury, and pretty much never pay taxes, really makes me sick.
Elon Musk was able to increase his wealth by over $100 billion in less than a year, without paying taxes. He was able to buy twitter using a leverage scheme so that the majority of the $44 billion was money that was never taxed.
And he’s far from the only person benefitting from tax laws that let the ultra wealthy pay little tax.
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#8
Going to theaters to watch movies. They’re more enjoyable to watch at home now.
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#9
The world in general, it feels less and less like it has anything to do with me, more alien and absurd with each passing year. Perhaps that’s natural for a creature that is closer to death than birth.
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#10
Junk food! I can tell when I’m malnourished and it feels good to eat vegetables
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#11
I hate losing interest in things I used to love.
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#12
Small talk
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#13
Contrarians. A lot of people dislike stuff simply because it’s popular, they think it makes them edgy and cool but they just seem like defiant teenagers to me nowadays.
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#14
Crowds. I’m the guy at house parties that sits outside by the fire pit all night.
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#15
Loud noises in general.
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#16
Kids.
I can’t wait to get a cane so I can shake it at them while yelling to get off my lawn.
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#17
Holidays. As kids it’s about opening presents and eating, but as adults you need to be the one to cook the big meals all day and buy the presents for everyone. Halloween was getting excited about dressing up and getting free candy but now it’s about buying candy to give away and maybe buying an expensive costume
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#18
Dating. I just turned 40 and I feel like I may never find someone
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#19
Having social interactions, even going out with my friends is tiring.
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#20
People with huge “look at me!” life-of-the-party personalities who have no off switch. I spent my younger years seeking friendships/relationships with this type of person, maybe because I wished to be more like that, but after years of being the supporting sidekick bestie to a series of main characters, I find them exhausting.
my other answer was “doing anything at all” but that’s probably depression.
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#21
Rollercoasters. The more I see how little people care about their jobs, the more I questions how well put together those things are—especially at fairs and carnivals 😬
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#22
Driving. I used to drive to do fun stuff like pick up my friends, go places I wanted to be, or just cruise during the night and enjoy the air.
Now I drive to work. Even though my car is a million times more fun to drive, Im perpetually annoyed.
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#23
Alcohol. It’s getting harder for me to bounce back on Sunday Fundays. So much so that I moved them to Saturday.
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