So, how are you uncs and oldfags dealing with the wonder of ageing?Here's a hint: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHYlIsCDp2I (not affiliation...except for getting old)NOTICE:This may also be used as a 30+ thread.
>>83682100my life wasn't leading up to anything so any disappointment is just to be expected. i fully expect to end up with a diaper and diabetes type 2 in the next ten years
>>83682112Hugh, actually, there's a possibility rising that the video I linked may not be truly relevant to a lot of robots.Funny...I thought robots don't age.
>>83682100>So, how are you uncs and oldfags dealing with the wonder of ageing?mostly exercising and eating non processed/packaged food
>>83682100relax unc
>>83682154the same channel made psychology of people who don't get tattoos, i think it's slop not relevant to anyone here
>>83682100This was one of the most vapid and pointless videos I've ever seen.>Just don't care about aging, bro.Wow. Much insight. Great advice.
>>83682173I only recently watched it, but I immediately noticed that the creator always tries to make this: Each video he tries to make the watcher feel good about themselves outside of what would just be flat objective.But, that's not what this is about, the central message rings true.You're gonna age and eventually die, very soon actually.Which is somewhat of a taboo.>>83682260Alternatives?
>>83682276>Alternatives?Trying to do things to avoid aging badly like the idea of taking drugs that he dismissed in the beginning of the video is a better idea.At a minimum if you're male you can take drugs to keep your hair nowadays if you start them before you go bald, and not being bald helps a lot in not feeling like shit about yourself.And women past menopause like 50+ can take hormones to avoid much of their aging negatives.
I thought a coworker was a femcel. She has acne scars and is very introverted and autist coded. She never smilesBut apparently she has a boyfriend
>>83682100I don't have white people genes so I really could care less. I won't be going bald and I'll keep my youthful good looks until I'm in my sixties.
>>83682318>anon is amazed that someone locked down an introverted woman
>>83682306>like the idea of taking drugsUgh, beyond the basic needs, it all plays back into the fear of ageing.>At a minimum if you're male you can take drugs to keep your hair nowadays if you start them before you go bald, and not being bald helps a lot in not feeling like shit about yourself.While not wrong, fear of baldness, from what I've seen IRL.>And women past menopause like 50+ can take hormones to avoid much of their aging negatives.Optimistic.>>83682394>so I really could care less.How much less?What are you trying to hide?
>>83682100What you are now, we once were. What we are now, you shall be.
>>83682276>You're gonna age and eventually die, very soon actually.white people don't actually ever die, not sure if i need to be the one to tell you that
>>83682564>not sure if i need to be the one to tell you thatI'm good on that front. Some may disagree.So, disagree perhaps.>>83682542>What you are now, we once were. What we are now, you shall be.It's there. It's not going away.Unlike us.Not something that most people like to be confronted with.Which seems rather understandable if you're having fun.Btw, those old billionaires look so depressed because they are.All fleeting.
>if you're having fun.You're not having fun though, are you?
protip: eat a lot of garlic and it will delay balding
>>83682881no, he wants to force us to reckon with mortality. he's probably not even 30+
I am 31 and have diabetes and PAD. My teeth are falling out now that my gums have receded. I'm not gonna make it another 10 years. I've just accepted it, death will free me from this prison that my body has become.
>>83682100none of this is real, it is all my dream.
>>83682100I thought I finally found the love of my life but after she ghosted me I don't know how I'll go into my 40s, but then again I made it this far practically alone.All I can think of is focus on myself and try to get a new hobby or skills
>>83682916I see. OP here.Missing one leg, otherwise doing fine.
I am 31 and doing ok ig. I have a house, a dog, stable employment and I am in two LDRs (already met them several times) and I think I am moderately healthy. I hope to have at least one child before I hit 40.
>>83682154>Funny...I thought robots don't age.I've been here for TWENTY YEAAAARS
>>83682976>two LDRs (already met them several times)The big issue with LDRs seems to be....you actually have to meet because it all just falls apart if you don't like each other IRL. Good for you!Sounds decent. You can make several more after 40, but mileage on daddy issues for them may vary.>>83682951>I thought I finally found the love of my life but after she ghosted meSee, this sounds like you just exchanged some text.>All I can think of is focus on myself and try to get a new hobby or skillsClosely related to what some mean when they say: Just be yourself.The expectation is, in part, that you have some interests, things to say, and such.
>>83682960You know, besides my health my life isn't so bad. My job is decent, I can afford to entertain myself but my shit has been deteriorating since my mid twenties. Just bad genes. When my meds kick in and I get reprieve from the pain and can forget for a moment about the next part of me breaking down I feel alright
>>83682100I just turned 40.I changed employment more times than I can remember but always stayed in the upper middle class territory of my country. Except I'm a very hard saver. So by now I have enough savings to stop working for at least a decade.Met a random 19yo girl when I was 23. Far from a 10 physically but by god amazingly intelligent. I legit thought she was chasing me for ulterior reasons. Turns out I was wrong. We're still together and our son starts school this summer.I don't have a car (the perks of living in Europe), I don't have a house payment and my living expenses are low. So I can continue to pile up cash to either buy a house for my son when he's an adult and maybe find a way to retire before 2040.Health is nowhere near as bad as I had expected. I'm a chain smoker but that has had approximately zero effects so far. A coughing here and there, meh. Granted, I don't drink at all, smoked weed like 4 times my whole life (and last time 18 years ago, lol) and stayed clear of harder drugs (legal or illegal).My hair is still long and strong (I'm a metalhead, I still headbang too) but I do use minoxidil.Life's not bad at all. Could've been far worse. But yeah, it could've been far better too.
>>83683040>I've been here for TWENTY YEAAAARSBut "here" is 17 and like short of 10months old!But as meant as a /b/ replacement though, so, that board perhaps counts too.>>83683056Also, a friend of mine died like a week ago.>>83683166Sounds decent.Bonus point for realizing that intelligent women not only exist...some may even be fun.>I'm a chain smoker but that has had approximately zero effects so far.A lot of this is genetic too.Some get cancer by virtue of being alive. (Which makes perfect sense as, for exampe, us carbon based life forms...carbon can cause cancer!)My ancestors just kept smoking and such a thing as lung cancer is unheard of.Have fun, fucking metalhead.
>>83683333Aw fuck, that's a quad, perhaps wasted, but a roughly one in every ten thousand. Pointing out is a bannable offence too.Note to mods: Not a ban-necessity.Clever, uh.
>>83683333>Have fun, fucking metalheadOh, I will.The reason I'm on 4chan on Friday night is because the weather is shit and there's no metal event. So I'm browsing festivals to see which big one I pick this summer. Last summer I picked Brutal Assault, this time I'm debating between the Romanian one and the Polish one.>My ancestors just kept smoking and such a thing as lung cancer is unheard ofNo doubt there is a genetic component. Men in my family lived till their 80s, all chain smokers. Most women in my family smoked as well, not a single one died before age 85. Lung cancer unheard of.>Bonus point for realizing that intelligent women not only exist...some may even be funYes, but I won't deny it was pure luck. For her too (that's why she chased me). She grew up on 4chan too lel.
>>83683166>minoxidil That shit will fuck your skin & heart big time, gramps.
>>83682960missing a leg? fucking hell, that sucks. how'd that happen? i'm missing a testicle myself. cancer, ya know. spread all up in me too, had to get nuked with some high calibre chemo. i can claim stage 3B, but i only really had a 1/20 shot of buying the farm. wasn't that life-threatening, just sucked a lot of dick. but i'm pretty good now, just can't feel my fukken hands in the cold after all the chemo. i also learned that cancer is physically very painful, for some reason i had never really thought about it. can confirm.
>>83683495Kid, I heard I'll be dead by 40 when I started smoking at the age of 13.Now at 40 I run for longer than 15yo (it's astonishing how shit-tier the physical resistance of Alphas/Young Zoomers is).I think I'll be fine with a few months on minoxidil. Especially compared to the alternatives which are:- balding- finasteride (which is low trooning drug lol)I seriously doubt that I'll get heart problems from a hair solution used by tens of millions.
>>83683055Thanks brohame. Wishing all the best for you too.
>went to get a cheeky bit of sloppa junk food>car won't startGod damn it. Now I'll have to call a tow to get it towed to the shop and have them look at it, that's like $1000 I'm out.
>>83683389>Oh, I will.No doubt. Not one myself, but know plenty.Few complaints from me. Barely any.>The reason I'm on 4chan on Friday night is because the weather is shit and there's no metal event.Just a note, there's no reason, or rather necessity perhaps, to even have to explain.It's fine to be at home on any night. And watch a movie at a cinema alone. Or to eat in a restaurant alone.Which you didn't even imply. But it cant be read enough by /r9k/, that's just basic insecurity, which, no surprise, you gotta get over.Anyways:>So I'm browsing festivals to see which big one I pick this summer. Last summer I picked Brutal Assault, this time I'm debating between the Romanian one and the Polish one.I don't drink much anymore, but like the time before the last one (Native English speakers: I forgot the expression, what was it?) when I did, I invited my dad to a festival next summer. Then he say yes. He's a pretty fresh 80.Though, this ofc may prove very interesting.It should.>She grew up on 4chan too lel.Hah. Alright, you picked her up around here then?Still, lucky indeed.>>83683521>missing a leg?On the upside, few people manage to lose that much weight in such a short time...and survive. Thanks Ukraine videos for having to point that out. Which I don't even watch.>how'd that happenIt's not diabetes, it's not all the smoking, it's not boring cancer, it's not...the list is all nots and at some point everyone just gave up.I said boring cancer. Heh. An accident actually. And it usually seems not to be boring.>i also learned that cancer is physically very painful, for some reason i had never really thought about it. can confirm.Yeah, well, pain.It's good that most people, likely including women giving birth, never will have to find out how intense pain actually can get.Apparently I'm good with dealing with physical trauma too! (The trauma expert said that!)>>83683549You're welcome and thanks.
>>83683677>Hah. Alright, you picked her up around here then?No. We met IRL. I was the technician for her dorm.The chances of meeting a girl here that's also from my country would've been astronomically low by just staying on this board.>But it cant be read enough by /r9k/, that's just basic insecurity, which, no surprise, you gotta get overNeah, I was just trying to get a suggestion.It's an anon board, who gives a shit if I'm judged?I stopped being insecure at 14 when I suddenly had to work physically if I wanted to stay alive (parents had an accident and were disabled for several years).>80yo at festivalsMetalheads are the most accepting, fr.Last summer in Czechia I went into a moshpit with a 65yo lady and had chats about festivals with a 94yo (not a type-o!). He was given a prize at the end. The guy had been attending festivals for over 50 years. Had amazing stories, ofc.I took my 68yo mother to a metal concert as well (July 2025).>but like the time before the last one (Native English speakers: I forgot the expression, what was it?)Not a native speaker, but second-to-last occurrence works just fine.
>>83683735>Metalheads are the most accepting, fr.I, being my foolish young self in very late elementary school, think early 16 in my country, just made some friends.The rest is history, turned out they all liked metal, they also had friends that liked it too....I was a, turns out, harmless psytrance/goa guy.Possibly made it even worse, then a lot of us went also there too.I still make metal friends even much more recently, also still by accident. We tend to think alike.>Last summer in Czechia I went into a moshpit with a 65yo lady and had chats about festivals with a 94yo (not a type-o!). He was given a prize at the end. The guy had been attending festivals for over 50 years. Had amazing stories, ofc.Never liked moshpits. But people in them undeniably have fun.Around them too!>I took my 68yo mother to a metal concert as well (July 2025).Hope she had a good time. No sarcasm, +she was with her kids.>Not a native speaker, but second-to-last occurrence works just fine.No word for the day before yesterday just seems to irk me.Irk.What a word!
>>83682100I'm 19 so I'll laugh at you uncs and avoid thinking about my own imminent decay and death
>>83683929>and avoid thinking about my own imminent decay and deathToo late. But I suspect you knew. (started at 5yo myself) ughThe upside being, the earlier you accept, likely the better.
>>83683735What country you from? if you dont mind me asking, of course.
>>83683929literally me 16 years ago
Here is also a safe space to share the wizard powers that you got when turning 30.Mine was being chill. I fucked up the virgin part, but, you know, chill.
>>83683929I remember when I was 16 and browsed such threads. I'm 33 now lmao. Crazy how one day you're just a retarded teen and then you blink and suddenly you're a balding, early greying, almost middle aged man.
>>83682100Well I turned 32 last month and I still feel like I am a teenager. My job keeps me physically fit and I try my best to take care of myself. I mean who is gonna do it for me? I feel stuck in this job/location I am in and I am ready for a change. These past few years since 2023 has been rough on me mentally and I really need a win like fast. Other than that life is decent I guess.
>>83683389>No doubt there is a genetic component. Men in my family lived till their 80s, all chain smokers. Most women in my family smoked as well, not a single one died before age 85. Lung cancer unheard of.Oh, regarding that, my Dad's liver apparently metabolizes, I don't know the word, I pretended being a regular engineer, alcohol much, much faster than normal.There was some shady shit involved to actually prove that. Or maybe not, it's likely doable with friends in medicine.>>83684030He might be Skandi. It's late there. I should know.>>83684049>almost middle aged man.Almost he says!Yeah, it's just numbers, a ball of rock trying to fall into a ball of fire, plasma, fusion. But the rock still has momentum.Every time it seems to be in a similar position relative to the even much more disturbing shit around it...Congrats! You're old now!Who even comes up with this shit...
I turned 29, got married, and had a baby all in the span of a year I don't think I fear getting old, because I actually love the man that I have grown into, but I fear how fast things begin to move. I'm worried things are only going to speed up more and more and more and then I'll be dead.
>>83684167We can expand on the rock thing too.It has been doing this shit, not managing to fall into inferno, for, soon, 5 billion years.So, if you get to 100yo, wait a sex, sec, that's 50 million times your lifetime (I cheated, million to billion is x1000, so, since 100 to 1000, I added a 0 and called it a day)Which is just a slightly less abstract number in this attempt to humanize more abstract numbers.Still far from even having meaning to most.And you worry about tomorrow?Really? (some excuses may count actually)>>83684233Well good Sir, that sounds reasonable enough.From what I could gather, the more stuff you experience (which does regretably not include developing new weirder and weirder fetishes during 18h daily gooning sessions), the slower it appears to go.Given the baby, you may find out more soon.>>83684097>I mean who is gonna do it for me?Nobody else, ofc. Self improvement, like, without the whole "that shady forum on the internet told me so", is pretty logical it seems. Do you have options to change, or is it more of a wishful thinking thing?
I'm 32 and so far my 30s have been 10x better than my 20s. in my early 20s I was projected all this unresolved family trauma onto me and I literally felt about 75 years old and my mind was completely fucked. I haven't felt as good as I do now since I was 12
Pic related has to stay on a need to know basis exclusive for the oldies.Many lonely around 20 girls out there right now...
>>83684526Also, in case you ever wondered about the recent age gap outrages.Apparently old women don't like "their" old men dating younger women.
>>83684526>>83684580But, this seems to rarely, meaning never, hit well. Those that don't know reject it, those that do, have moved beyond.Possibly discovering new horrors, but that's another post.
>>83682100im doing well id say. but im a freak (in a good way)
>>83684673>but im a freak (in a good way)There's many good ways to be a freak.
A stern reminder that it will happen to you too.Younglings.Not to me though, around 20 I just finally decided that "it", I don't actually care for it.
>>83684316>Do you have options to change, or is it more of a wishful thinking thing?I mean I am 6ft6in and weigh around 210. I am pretty fit I would say but just the location and job I would like to change very much. I am applying overseas and I just got rejected from a job I was really looking forward to do and it honestly crushed me. I will keep trying though. I hope someone over there will accept so I can get out of this place.
>>83685036>a job I was really looking forward to do and it honestly crushed meA lot of stuff going on regarding jobs right now, and if you're in the anglo-sphere, I think they're currently adjusting living standards down to something more compatible with the indian one.It's apparently more convenient for the rich, very rich, people making the actual decisions. Yes, it sucks too. Pay no attention to it.>overseas So, seriously, what are you doing? A rough qrd at least please.
Did you know that most of gen z and alpha never even got the chance to learn a lot of life's most important teachings?It can even be argued that they are an actual victim this time.See, you're still mostly retards, but just letting technology run wild and unrestricted...Uncle Ted, the boomy one, may have had a thing or two right.
>>83682318When will you learn that there's no such thing as a femcel? There was a disfigured girl at my high school, she had a bf. Women can only be volcels.
>>83685294>femcel?Probably not a lot of these in existence, yeah.Or perhaps one could argue that some that claim to be one, just have unrealistic standards and such.I heard that one somewhere before.
>>83682951You probably overwhelmed her dude.
>>83683495There's actually tons of medical evidence proving that this is false
>>83683929Yeah, its a good thing you will never age and won't be in our position eventually right?
>>83683929Yeah, I was 20 laughing at the old retards back then and now im still here and im the old retard getting laughed at.
>>83685693Doubt it , I gave her so much time , space and patience.Anyone else would have dumped her on the spot.
>>83685758ah, oh well chances are she would have probably bailed out on you any way, just be grateful she ghosted you and didnt waste your time any further
I'm going to be honest. Having sex for the first time at 32, and with a fat & ugly chick, killed my motivation for self improvement, and that was two years ago now. Trying to get back on the wagon this year
>>83682100You only fear getting old if you haven't reached the necessary milestones. You're wired to have 3 lives, each one 25-30 years long. One as child, one as parent, one as grandparents. That nagging feeling is that your first life is coming to an end but you haven't started your second life.
>>83682100I just accept I'm unhappy and unfulfilled. Turned 29 today, and told nobody because I don't feel joy from continuing to live like this yet another year. I'm by no means ugly; I've aged favorably, and my family supports me with housing/food/etc. I am fortunate to have what I do. What troubles me is not the life I wish I could have lived, but the creatively-fulfilled life full of adventure I don't see ahead. Life is a journey, and I haven't enjoyed the ride at all.
>>83682100>dealing withDoesn't bother me in the slightest except for the whole slowing down and loss of energy thing. I used to get shit done every day and now maybe I do 1/2 of what I used to.I could keep track of all my stuff until about 42. I knew which data was saved to which external drive, now I never know. I have to keep all these little notepads next to me to act as a second brain, it's a bummer and I know it will only get worse as time goes on.All these financial websites are telling me "You need $5 million to retire in 2050", that ain't happening. I hope either AI takes over the world and kills everyone or it takes over the world but it's cool and makes the Jetsons future into a reality.
I'm 42, married since 2013 and very happy
>>83686274What is the best thing about being married
>>83686284stabilityhaving someone there with you that you can trust as you navigate lifeI ended up marrying a woman I was friends with for years, being together is natural to me
>>83682306>And women past menopause like 50+ can take hormones to avoid much of their aging negatives.they actually can. It wont give them the ability to have children again, but will redice osteoporosis and other horrible problems. Though taking it increases risk of cardiac arrest for some reason.
>>83685703Yes, that is a relief
>>83685072I had to sleep for work but since I am up and getting ready for work I can tell ya. I have a bachelors in business and I have applied everywhere and apparently it makes me over qualified or they do not want me. I said fuck it I will apply for work in Germany/Japan and the few places I applied for in Japan rejected me. I was hoping I could do some IT work or hell even teach English to get my foot in the door and hopefully I could spread out once I got settled in there but I hear the job market is rough there too. I have not heard anything from Germany yet but dammit I am tired of living in this small town with nothing to do and a job I am burnt out on. I mean, I am making decent money here but it is not enough. I want something new and a challenge. Whatever idk
>>83682100Twas ugly when I was youngI am ugly when I'm oldAging only matter if you have anything to fade away.That which was nothing remains nothing
I am almost 32 and holy shit am I glad I stayed single.
>>83686809WB!>apparently it makes me over qualifiedWhat I learned is that you should apply for jobs that actually are a bit above your qualifications.HR often exaggerates the requirements.I once applied for a pretty much perfect match, but they outright told me it's a no-go because I'm over qualified for it, as people apparently often apply, for whatever reason, for jobs a bit out of their range. Perhaps they see it as a possible advancement of their career.>Germany/JapanWhy though?Japan, even if a weeabo, it is a cold place culturally. More so for an immigrant. Look into it.Germany, oh Germany. I would rather not, but then, I'm Swiss.Any alternatives perhaps? Probably wouldn't hurt to have more options regarding jobs.
I'm about at the half-way point of my life. If the next year goes well, I'll have accomplished everything I've wanted in life (which isn't much to be honest, but still). Recently I've been thinking a lot about dying and how I should live the 2nd half of my life in a way that feels worth it when I finally die.I live in a small town so I'm thinking on focusing locally and trying to make a difference for my neighbors somehow. Maybe volunteering, maybe starting a small business. Not sure yet.
Worrying about aging is for histrionics and narcissists. Its just a fact of life. There is nothing to think about. Time will pass, the world will change, your body will wear out and one day you will die and be no more. This is all stuff that you should have though about and made your peace with in middle school.
