• SwingingTheLamp@piefed.zipEnglish
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        17 hours ago

        That’s where I see it differently: I started college back when, then returned much later to finish my degree, and found that the students were somewhat more mature. They kind of had to be, what with everything (admissions standards, tuition costs, housing costs, managing social media presence) in life getting harder. People in their 30’s back in the '90s had more breathing room to fuck around, and still do okay. The difference isn’t really that profound, and for the most part people then were a lot like people now.

        • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works
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          17 hours ago

          I think it’s moreso that my generation generally couldnt give less a fuck about how other people view them compared to expressing themselves.

    • REDACTED@infosec.pub
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      17 hours ago

      Naah, it’s true. Human skin ages really fast when you spend alot of time in the sun. Ever since we got computers and consoles, people don’t spend much of their lives outdoors. Oh, and better food options. Probably smoking, but it’s not that major when it comes to looks.

      • SwingingTheLamp@piefed.zipEnglish
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        17 hours ago

        I do believe that joke is that in the 1990s, the meme viewer was young, and saw people in their 30’s as old and decrepit, but in 2026, the meme viewer is old, and sees people in their 30’s as babies. (The comparison about spending a lot more time outdoors and in the sun might hold true for the 1890’s.)

  • DarkCloud@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    It’s not that we’re all using more Sun Screen.

    It’s that we’re all having more screen time.

    • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      21 hours ago

      And not smoking tobacco. (Who knows what kind of side effects vaping have internally long term)

      And drinking less.

      And not stressing themselves trying to “win” at capitalism and instead give 25%, just enough to keep a job.

      • Einskjaldi@lemmy.world
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        18 hours ago

        And Less lead and generally better quality diet in terms of vegetables and more than meat and pasta diet options.

      • SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        21 hours ago

        The big one is no more public indoor smoking.

        Used to hate Wednesday gym class because the gym was also used for bingo on Tuesday nights and it’d still reek of smoke.

        • safesyrup@feddit.org
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          20 hours ago

          I appreciate this so much having grown up in a time where smoking indoor wasn’z allowed anymore