Scoops
ALF
Potato Clown
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Post by Scoops on Apr 30, 2023 16:16:19 GMT -5
Hanging out in nerd spaces it's always interesting to see what's deemed "too far" in regards to what adults should be into. Toy collecting seems to be derided the most (especially funkos), but the people that do it are also into video games, animation, horror, etc. Basically anything that 10-20 years ago was considered kids/ manchild/ weirdo stuff. It feels like this comes from a place of insecurity and need to feel "well, at least I'm not like them".
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Sephiroth
Wade Wilson
Surviving
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Post by Sephiroth on Apr 30, 2023 16:50:41 GMT -5
Debt. Up to their eyeballs.
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Post by Raskovnik on Apr 30, 2023 17:20:02 GMT -5
My MOM!
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Post by The Thread Barbi on Apr 30, 2023 19:36:46 GMT -5
You're not supposed to be into anything, but really, once you're like "My retirement fund didn't receive a good return this", it's time to hang up the Superman cape and join the real world. I know, Superman is awesome cause he punches away all the bullies, but still, it's time. It's time. Depends. Can you write-off that Superman Cape as a business expense? Do you have enough shares in Warner Bros that dividends essentially pay for the Cape? All adults need to understand the financial system and the rules of the game. Beyond that, as long as it's not hurting anyone (mentally, physically, socially, economically, legally), do what you like.
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agent817
Fry's dog Seymour
Doesn't Know Whose Ring It Is
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Post by agent817 on May 1, 2023 0:12:05 GMT -5
Let me tell you a little story. When I was 21, I knew and talked to a girl who was only a year younger than me but acted like she was more mature and sophisticated than she actually was. Okay, she lived on her own, worked multiple jobs and stuff, nothing wrong with that. However, she acted like she was above watching cartoons and all that stuff and tried to tell me that I should "give up on all that childish stuff" and that liking those things make me a "boy" instead of a "man." Again, she was only a year younger than me. While she did tell me she grew up faster than any other kid her age did because her mom suffered an injury and had to take care of her, she tried to think of herself as "more mature" than anyone around her.
Oh, and get this. When we dated for a bit, she told me that I needed to change the way I dressed and stuff. I did also mention that she said that I should give up on comics, video games, animated shows, etc. I think she wanted to change me. She is not around anymore, by the way. I had not seen or talked to her in 15 years.
It's also noteworthy that at the age of 20, or even younger, you think you have things all figured out and that you think you're more mature than you actually are. Sure, some people can mature at any age, but when you act all self-righteous about it, then that really makes you less mature than you think you are. She was full of herself.
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schma
El Dandy
Who are you to doubt me?
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Post by schma on May 1, 2023 0:53:06 GMT -5
Does she got it goin' on? Is your name Stacy perchance?
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HeyYo
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Post by HeyYo on May 1, 2023 5:47:19 GMT -5
Meh. As long as it's not hurting anyone and they aren't committing crimes, I couldn't care less what people do for hobbies. Life is too short, do what makes ya happy.
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Post by willywonka666 on May 1, 2023 6:59:30 GMT -5
I think back to my dad-I was born in 1975 and he was going on 35 years old. He worked at a hospital, wore a tie to work every day and liked to fish sometimes, read, rarely went out-liked tech, played acoustic guitar and taught me to play chess before I was in school.
here I am at 48 and I'm collecting modern versions of toys from when I was a kid, and frankly I feel inadequate compared to him. I don't mind or judge when others do it, but adults aren't what they used to be in some cases.
I know there's people that still wear ties to work, but the world is a much more laid back place than it used to be.
And I don't mean that literally, because well look at what's going on. I just mean in general, restrictions and rules have been loosened A LOT, and it's sometimes like anything goes and we have a world of people doing whatever they want, and in that case, I'll never measure up to my father, and I feel guilty that I don't have the ambition to do anything about it.
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Post by An Dog On An Skateboard on May 1, 2023 7:56:04 GMT -5
I think back to my dad-I was born in 1975 and he was going on 35 years old. He worked at a hospital, wore a tie to work every day and liked to fish sometimes, read, rarely went out-liked tech, played acoustic guitar and taught me to play chess before I was in school. here I am at 48 and I'm collecting modern versions of toys from when I was a kid, and frankly I feel inadequate compared to him. I don't mind or judge when others do it, but adults aren't what they used to be in some cases. I know there's people that still wear ties to work, but the world is a much more laid back place than it used to be. And I don't mean that literally, because well look at what's going on. I just mean in general, restrictions and rules have been loosened A LOT, and it's sometimes like anything goes and we have a world of people doing whatever they want, and in that case, I'll never measure up to my father, and I feel guilty that I don't have the ambition to do anything about it. In the past couple of decades all of the age parameters have changed, I think, especially post-2007. Expressions like "40 is the new 30" aren't just silly platitudes anymore, it really is, people stay younger for longer. Part of it is that, as you said, people are just more chilled out now and a lot of adults came of age in a world that took itself less seriously than before, but people also enter the adult world later than ever. More people go into higher education, career progression isn't what it was, in my part of the world people move out of their parents' home in their thirties instead of their twenties, the post-recession generation kind of got trapped in an extended/perpetual adolescence.
It's a world away from my dad who was born in 1950 and grew up in the serious and austere post-war Britain, and moved out and started his first adult job at seventeen, bought his first home in his late twenties, etc. People just don't/can't do that anymore.
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Post by smokinvokoun86 on May 1, 2023 9:06:29 GMT -5
I honestly think it depends on how you grew up and what culture is now. Because I’ll guarantee you, as millennials and Gen Z get older and into becoming seniors, you’re gonna see a good chunk of old folks playing video games and being into more nerd culture. A lot of these things weren’t either around or weren’t acceptable to a certain generation. I always believe the old joke that in the future old folks homes would be filled with the sounds of metal and rap music.
I remember when I was a caregiver and did home care. I took care of two elderly brothers. One was older, and all he ever was interested in was religion and conservative politics. Hated sports, movies, didn’t watch TV or anything. On the flip side, his brother, who was about 8 years younger, pretty much all he did was watch TV, watch sports and comedy. And he had a giant collection of toy cars. That was passion. So it all depends on the person. I kinda vowed to myself if I ever got so old and sick that I needed a caregiver that I’d annoy that I’d be more interesting to take care of, and would be like “Let’s play Super Nintendo!”
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Dr. T is an alien
Patti Mayonnaise
Knows when to hold them, knows when to fold them
I've been found out!
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on May 1, 2023 11:56:55 GMT -5
I think back to my dad-I was born in 1975 and he was going on 35 years old. He worked at a hospital, wore a tie to work every day and liked to fish sometimes, read, rarely went out-liked tech, played acoustic guitar and taught me to play chess before I was in school. here I am at 48 and I'm collecting modern versions of toys from when I was a kid, and frankly I feel inadequate compared to him. I don't mind or judge when others do it, but adults aren't what they used to be in some cases. I know there's people that still wear ties to work, but the world is a much more laid back place than it used to be. And I don't mean that literally, because well look at what's going on. I just mean in general, restrictions and rules have been loosened A LOT, and it's sometimes like anything goes and we have a world of people doing whatever they want, and in that case, I'll never measure up to my father, and I feel guilty that I don't have the ambition to do anything about it. Personally, as someone else born in 1975, I don’t have a lot of literal toys. I have games. It’s what I’ve spent my disposable income on. I don’t collect old tech like my brother does, which I sort of wish that I could. I loved my NES and Colecovision (I do have another Colecovision but not the same games, nor can I find any Atari adapters). My brother’s collect is pretty substantial, quite frankly. I have another brother who is into golf and RV camping. The last brother (4 boys) is really into guns. I mean, REALLY into them.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on May 1, 2023 12:07:41 GMT -5
Like, you can look at what I’d consider my favorite movies ever and it’d be all over the place in terms of “maturity”. Both 12 Angry Men and Good Burger are in my “films I’ll rewatch any day” list.
There’s some highly regarded classics and stuff in the Library of Congress that I’ll watch and say “I can kind of appreciate this” but I don’t have any real desire to go back and watch it, while there’s some dumb throwaway comedies or brainless action romps I’ll watch on repeat.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2023 12:14:50 GMT -5
Hunting, yard work, smoking cigarettes, construction, BBQ, driving and fixing fast cars, guns, complaining about young people, make racist jokes and tell others if offended to "suck it up" - Clint Eastwood maybe
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Kalmia
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Post by Kalmia on May 1, 2023 12:17:47 GMT -5
Back pain and complaining about the younger generation, apparently.
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salz4life
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Post by salz4life on May 2, 2023 11:44:08 GMT -5
Whatever they want to be in to. I thought the point of being an adult was being able to make your own decisions. Of course, it doesn't mean they will turn out well, but still.
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Post by poodoojenkins on May 2, 2023 12:50:50 GMT -5
I'm almost 39 years old, and I long ago stopped giving a flying f*** about what I'm "supposed" to be doing in life, or how others feel about it. I do whatever the f*** I want, and it's glorious.
I'm here to be happy and viable as long as I can. I'm absolutely NOT here to live for or impress anyone else. Anybody who has a problem with that doesn't have to be a part of the experience.
The only thing adults should absolutely be into is independence from other people's bullshit.
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Post by "Trickster Dogg" James Jesse on May 2, 2023 13:17:03 GMT -5
I like this one passage from a Vice article about the new Super Mario movie. www.vice.com/en/article/v7bevm/watching-the-super-mario-bros-movie-with-my-six-year-old-was-surprisingly-emotionalMaybe the point of this article is undercut by the fact that it's about a movie about Super Mario, a character who has existed since 1985, and not, I dunno, Splatoon, but there is an underlying idea that is meant more for than adults who are also parents who decide not to push their 80s, 90s, and 00s childhoods on their kids. Namely, anybody born between 1970 and 2005 should ease up on the nostalgia for IPs past and let future generations find their own forms of new art and new culture.
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Ultimo Gallos
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Dreams SUCK!Nightmares live FOREVER!
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on May 2, 2023 22:08:22 GMT -5
M hobbies havent changed that much since I was a teen.
For example back then every week I was at teh comic shop. Now instead I at the first of the month just order my stuff online.
Really my only new hobby since I hit 30,almost 50 now,is just f***ing around with video work.
Oddly my father as a child loved to hunt,fish and watch tv/listen to the radio. Now he is almost 80 and he loves to hunt,fish,watch tv and read.
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Post by Bob Schlapowitz on May 3, 2023 11:15:01 GMT -5
Golf Financial BS Gardening Existential Dread.
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Post by Big BosskMan on May 3, 2023 14:35:09 GMT -5
OK, as a 50 year old, let me laboriously haul by bones out of my sarcophagus and tell you youngsters this.
What are adults supposed to be into?
Whatever interests you and brings you happiness. If you like to read, do that. If you like to watch anime, do that.
Just because you potentially have more years behind you than you do ahead of you doesn't mean you trade in what you enjoy for some sensible shoes and a Chevrolet.
Personally, I am into spending time with my family and going to the gym 6 days a week to either strength train or kickbox/Muay Thai.
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