As the years pass, the way we think about the world changes. Our information processing capacity slows down and we become less open to new experiences.
This is not to say that there are no open-minded seniors, rather, as we age, we turn to data that we have collected to make our opinions and decisions, which can be quite different from what we had thought about the same stuff 20, 10, or even 5 years ago.
And there’s a discussion on Reddit that vividly illustrates this. Created by user Istrx13, it asked everyone, “What are you starting to like less and less the older you get?” Below you will find some of the most-upvoted answers.
#1
Social media. I hate what it does to people and I hate the things it makes people do. So much. It used to be useful once upon a time but now social media is just a cesspool of the worst kinds of people.
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#2
Other people
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#3
How quickly things break down. Everything is cheaply made so you will have to replace it quicker. My grandmother had the same oven for 50 years. A fridge that was easily 30 years old.
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#4
Crowded areas. Went to the grocery store yesterday, felt uncomfortable with that many people around.
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#5
Making appointments. For my dog, myself, my kids. Start a new patient portal. Verify your email. Try to make an appointment through their portal. Portal down for maintenance. Call. Sent to electronic voicemail, recommends online portal. Rinse and repeat. Eventually find the right formula to speak to a human, not accepting new patients/no openings for ten weeks.
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#6
Loud restaurants
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#7
Politics. It’s so polarized and feels like a clear psyop to promote us fighting amongst ourselves.
#8
Someone opening an Instagram/Tiktok video on loud volume out of nowhere. Whether its on the train or in the sofa. Makes me scream inside
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#9
Having to have a job just to afford the small amount of time I have between having a job
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#10
Since I haven’t seen it yet after scrolling a good while:
Soda and other soft or carbonated drinks. They’re so sugary and awful it’s like I can imagine my teeth dissolving and my insides corroding just from drinking a bit of it. I don’t hate it with a passion and in a social occasion I might even drink some, but I always feel bad afterward and sometimes even sick.
Water is love, water is life.
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#11
People all around me. I prefer my solitude!
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#12
Shopping. As a kid and teenager there was a bunch of stuff I couldn’t have, so when I started earning money I was really enjoying buying something, if I wanted to. Now I just think that constant online shopping and the throw-away-and-repurchase-cycle makes you feel empty on the inside and hurts the environment. I’d rather have kind people and joy in my life than things
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#13
People running their mouth in the movie theater when you’re trying to watch the movie that you just paid $15 to watch.
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#14
Videocalls since they inherently use the speaker phone. Nobody seems to remember when using speaker phone to talk was considered rude/lowclass
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#15
Loud people.
#16
Clubbing is a bottom tier experience.
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#17
Other peoples children.
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#18
The news. 99% is clickbait or propaganda
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#19
Sweetness. The older I get, the less I can tolerate sweet stuff. Use to need a lot of sugar in my coffee, now a dash of sugar is enough and if need be, no sugar is fine too.
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#20
Large crowds.
#21
Young people.
I totally get it now.
#22
Birthdays
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