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Remembering my aunts and uncles from my childhood, a lot of the older people today don't seem to have as much energy -- I come from the US.

I've noticed people can be erratic and easily agitated now. Almost everyone I know in their 40s and 50s is angry all the time. Heavy drinking. Not able to process new information very well.

My uncle had a kid at 50 and played with her non-stop. I don't know anyone capable of that now.

Am I the only one seeing this?

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[โ€“] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 22 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Look at the cars. You used to see a lot of brightly colored cars on the street. Even simple family cars and minivans were red, or bright green, or even purple. Now everything on the road is beige/dull silver.

[โ€“] 4grams@awful.systems 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I tried finding a nice color, but the deal I found on my grey vehicle was too good to pass up. So, Iโ€™m coving it with stickers instead.

[โ€“] Balldowern@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wrap it in a fun color of your choice. It'll protect the paint.