Stamets [Mirror]@startrek.website to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoDoesn't help that I keep thinking 2010 was like 6 years ago.startrek.websiteimagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1647arrow-down111
arrow-up1636arrow-down1imageDoesn't help that I keep thinking 2010 was like 6 years ago.startrek.websiteStamets [Mirror]@startrek.website to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squareLmaydev@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up43·1 year agoThe 90s will always be 10 years ago in my brain.
minus-squareRubanski@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year agoIf you are born 1999 and live until 101, you have lived through three centuries and two millennia
minus-squareHubertManne@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agomy grandfather was born in 1899 and wanted to make it to 2000
minus-squareRodeo@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThat’s a really shitty year to be born and I bet your grandfather had an intense life.
minus-squaresweeny@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIf you were born in the 90s there’s a real solid chance you’ll see the 2100s, longevity escape velocity baybee
minus-squarePerfide@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year agoSame with 2000 kids. The new millennium started Jan 1st 2001.
minus-squarePipedLinkBotBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoHere is an alternative Piped link(s): Jerry Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.
minus-squareFlaminGoku@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoAre you in your 30s/40s? I’ve noticed that there seems to be a time anchoring that happens around your formative years which is why most people think 10 years ago = high school || college age - 10.
The 90s will always be 10 years ago in my brain.
We existed in a different millennium.
If you are born 1999 and live until 101, you have lived through three centuries and two millennia
my grandfather was born in 1899 and wanted to make it to 2000
That’s a really shitty year to be born and I bet your grandfather had an intense life.
If you were born in the 90s there’s a real solid chance you’ll see the 2100s, longevity escape velocity baybee
Same with 2000 kids. The new millennium started Jan 1st 2001.
Jerry
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
Jerry
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.
Are you in your 30s/40s?
I’ve noticed that there seems to be a time anchoring that happens around your formative years which is why most people think 10 years ago = high school || college age - 10.
This is the way.