Life at 40
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These are... Not inaccurate.
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Sorry, I refuse to believe that you do not have a single facial wrinkle that wasn't there in your 20s or early 30s. I just don't believe it. It's impossible. Perhaps people are misunderstanding me and thinking I mean a shit ton of wrinkles that make you look like you're 80? Because no, that's not what I'm saying.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Not even crow's feet.
I do a facial once a week. I do microdermabrasion once a week. I can't stress enough that I hate the sun. I'm sorry if that isn't your experience, but it happens. I'd share a picture of my face, but I'm trying not to completely dox myself.
Eta: And lots of water. Gotta drink lots of water.
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When is this from? When I was the age of the two kids shown, both of my parents were over 40 and I (nor my peers) wouldn't have thought these things. Now I am over 40 and I still don't think these things. I have a niece from a younger sibling who is this age, and she might think these things, but she is also allowed unfiltered access to youtube except when I am around.
Yeah, the kids under ten that are in my life know how old their parents are, and can make reasonable assessments of the age of other adults from that. They would never think someone who is 40 looks more like someone who is in their 60s or 70s.
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I'm in my forties and have no wrinkles. I have a few friends who have wrinkles but most of them don't. Maybe you should drink more water and wear more sunscreen.
Yeah, I am 43 and while I have some very fine lines on my forehead, and near my eyes, you can't really see them unless you are like within 2 feet of me, or closer. And I have a long history with smoking and drug use. Also I am white, very white, not quite ginger ghost white, but not too far off. Genetics play a very strong role in this, and, at least from my perspective as someone who smoked for 28 years, and did hard drugs for 17, staying out of the sun. I have only really been doing anything close to a routine skin care regimen in like the last 5 years. I have also been homeless. So... yeah, not only do I believe you, I know people just like you. Hell, I probably would have much smoother skin, with no lines, if it wasn't for how bad I treated myself.
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If you have wrinkles at 40 you need to wear more sunscreen and drink more water.
But also even if you don't have wrinkles you should wear sunscreen and probably drink more water anyway.
*Proceeds to drink even more water and die from brain swelling.*
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But you do admit you remember exposing them to direct sunlight more than once?
Nudist beach is a pretty good explanation.
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I'm 40 and my body is literally falling apart and in an hour or so I'm going to my local urgent care for internal bleeding they're probably going to send me to the ER for.
So yeah, these kids were pretty much spot on. No wrinkles though. So I've got that going for me.
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All of my replies are being downvoted now, lol. I swear man....Lemmy is fucking stupid. The people here are absolute clowns and make the Reddit population look intelligent. It's really bad.
That’s because the claim being made is legitimately insane. Suggesting that most of the 40 somethings have no wrinkles at all is simply not going to be true.
And again it is much more likely OP has nearsightedness they refuse to recognize
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Are we all assuming everyone in this conversation is white? Because I know plenty of black and Asian friends who I don't recall having wrinkles. Most of them have pretty solid moisturizing/lotion/sunscreen routines, though, so it's hard to tell how much is cultural versus genetic.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Look at the corners of their eyes, mouths, and forehead and you will see wrinkles. They are slight but pretty much everyone has them by 40 something
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I'm 40 and my body is literally falling apart and in an hour or so I'm going to my local urgent care for internal bleeding they're probably going to send me to the ER for.
So yeah, these kids were pretty much spot on. No wrinkles though. So I've got that going for me.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Urgent and "in an hour or so" - wait wat? You must be a fellow American. At least we got Freedom tho, right?
Anyway I hope it doesn't turn out to be too serious.
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"When I am 40, I will have lost my will to live over 20 years prior. I simply wait to die every day. Occasionally I try to do things I think I might enjoy, only to be proven wrong."
This is me at 30 tbqh
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Jesus christ, how much do people smoke in these comments to habe wrinkles in their 30's?! It's completely possible to be wrinkle free at the exact age of 40.
I'm just depressed. I've had frowning wrinkles since highschool though.
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That’s because the claim being made is legitimately insane. Suggesting that most of the 40 somethings have no wrinkles at all is simply not going to be true.
And again it is much more likely OP has nearsightedness they refuse to recognize
I think the problem is that one side is making a statement as an absolute, and the other one is making a statement which they quantify as "most".
One single occurrence disqualifies the person claiming the absolute.
"Most" would mean more than half, which may be a big ask but we don't know their entire experience, culture, environment, and all the other factors involved.
For the record, as a very fair skinned 53yo woman with blue eyes and blonde hair, I've spent my entire adult life hiding from the sun and wearing sun screen year round (I live in the Chicago area.) I regularly get mistaken for my early-mid 30s, and if I look really close I can see some fine crows feet when I smile. I dare say 10 years ago they'd have been hard to find lol.
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Use it or lose it people. I’m over 40 and I’m quite fit and healthy. Do lots of walking, running, rock climbing, golf, and enjoying nature.
I’m in better health than my younger friends simply because I’m more active. See dudes in their 70’s climbing harder than me still and in great shape. You’ve just got to keep moving.
What if I wanna sit on the couch and eat pizza?
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Those kids nailed it.
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Urgent and "in an hour or so" - wait wat? You must be a fellow American. At least we got Freedom tho, right?
Anyway I hope it doesn't turn out to be too serious.
Just run of the mill internal bleeding. No big deal.
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I'm reminded of this old Catwoman PS2 game clip.
Anyway, they're not entirely wrong. I doubt I'll live to even 84, so I have passed halfway through life and my whole body hurts when I sleep longer than 7 hours.
So I resonate with the "I know I will die soon" line. -
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I'm about to turn 40, it's all true
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What is this, the medieval times?
It's internet, we have no time here. It's separate timeline.
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I'm 40 and my body is literally falling apart and in an hour or so I'm going to my local urgent care for internal bleeding they're probably going to send me to the ER for.
So yeah, these kids were pretty much spot on. No wrinkles though. So I've got that going for me.
... name checks out... shit.
