07-04-2025
People Are Sharing The Modern Trends That Make Them Feel Ancient, And I Can Feel My Bones Cracking
We've all had those moments where we really *felt* our age. So when Reddit user Long_Resist_8910 recently asked, " What's a modern trend that makes you feel ancient?" a ton of people couldn't help but reflect. Here's what they had to say:
1. "TikTok, and I say this as an early Gen Z."
3. "When my kids say, 'Oh, this really old person came into work today and...' then I find out the person was in their mid to late 30s. I'm 49."
5. "While walking around the city center of my hometown for the first time in many years, I decided I wanted a cup of tea. I stopped in a 'diner' and was shown to a table by a guy who said, 'Just scan the table to order.' The menu was on my phone, and I had to sign up for two different services to order and pay. For a cup of tea. I felt a bazillion years old and left without ordering."
— u/-maffu-
7. "The rejection of skinny jeans. I went to a bar a few weeks ago and realized my partner and I now dress like the older people there."
9. "Music. I don't know any of these people who win awards for their music. I may recognize their names occasionally, but I have no clue what they look or sound like. Only one exception because my granddaughter is a Swiftie."
10. "People who share their location or have cameras in their homes. It just gives me the ick. I would never be comfortable doing that. It's not because I do anything secret, but I'm private. I hate feeling that someone is watching me."
— u/Miserable-Ad8764
11. "Mullets! All the young lads here look like '80s porn stars with their mullet and stache combo."
— u/GuiltyCredit
12. "Moustaches being back in again."
— u/VinnySideways
13. "I once saw a museum exhibit of a '90s bedroom as the olden days."
15. "'90s/early '00s style getting popular again, or, 'check out this retro style,' and it's space buns or something."
17. "Driving without a GPS on. Sure, I will put it on when I'm going somewhere I'm not sure of the roads or if it's a long, complicated route. But I can figure out the route by looking it up beforehand without having a GPS assist me while driving for most places."
19. "'Slay.' My stepkid has used it so much that I'm slowly giving in and replacing my usage of 'cool,' 'awesome,' and 'OK' with 'slay.' I weep."
20. "The talent of teenagers who can do professional-looking makeup when they're about 14 or 15 years old. During my teenage years, I wore Dream Matte Mousse in a shade that made me look orange. I had heavy tide lines on my jaw, blue eyeliner, eyeshadow, mascara, and heavy filled-in eyebrows. If I didn't wear blue mascara, it would be several coats of black. I have a severe cringe just thinking about it."
— u/Beccabear3010
21. "When they play 'golden oldies' on the radio from 2002."
— u/Brief-Education-8498
22. "I saw a reel where a girl was putting in a cassette tape and commented that this would give her a good understanding of late 1900s music. I almost threw up."
