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I was born in 1989 and the math is HARD some days.

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[-] Deelala0516@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I forgot how old I was a couple months ago and had to pull up an online age calculator cuz I could not make it make sense. Yes, I'm stupid.

[-] nekothegamer@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

same for people born in 2010

[-] FarceMultiplier@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

1970 gang unite!

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

My aunt and uncle got married new years day of 2000. Very easy to remember.

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

You'd be surprised...

[-] dcatdemon@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah it's hard to calculate when reality sets in. There's also a bit of reluctance from me as a lot of expectations follow me when I reveal my age even when I don't look like how old I am. It's like suddenly you feel that you are not so welcome in some conversations any more or people keep you out of their circles because they presume that you don't fit in.

I've gotten way past that and while realising that my body isn't what it was physically 20 years ago, I'm treating age as just a number and if one has a problem with that, it's really their problem not mine ๐Ÿ™‚

And by the way, I was born in 1971.

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

Y'all forget how old you are? Can't imagine ever having to calculate my current age.

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[-] key@lemmy.keychat.org 3 points 1 year ago

Unless you're born in the middle of the year, in which case it's constant "off by 1" errors

[-] Chocrates@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Array indexing still biting us in 2022

[-] Cartendole@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Can confirm, am born in 2000.

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[-] limelight79@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

They do have to calculate it, it's just the calculation is a bit easier for them.

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[-] darko8472@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I just have to add 20 on to get mine, so not too bad.

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

This makes me feel better about having to ask my husband how old i am.

[-] minorsecond@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I realized it was all over once I began forgetting how old I am.

[-] Taako_Tuesday@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Its not so bad for me, i was born in 96 so i just have to add 4

[-] scottmeme@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Feb 2000 here, I agree ๐Ÿ‘

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