Proof That Time Really Is Relative...

[SteyrAUG]

If you are about my age (born 1960s) then in the 1980s WWII was literally only "40 years ago" but probably seemed like it may as well have been 100. And Vietnam, those were old people even though it only happened about 10 years ago.

But today, the mid 1980s were "40 years ago." So right now you are as close to your teen years in the 80s as WWII was to you in your teen years in the 80s. And it doesn't seem like the 80s were that long ago. I can't possibly be THAT old.

[The Dumb Gun Collector]

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[triggerjerk]

Yup. Child of early 60s here. I remember thinking "we won today" because the news showed we killed more vc than they killed of us. Like a ballgame score. And after all the civil defense tv promotions, I remember thinking air raid sirens were going off until I finally put my head to a vent and realized it was the a/c. To this day I'd swear a mig flew down my street. Was it an air show thing? Dunno. Big red star painted on the fuselage. 50 years ago? Top 40 music started sucking in the 80s for me. 40 years ago? Please don't tell me the 90s were 30 years ago.....

[AndyLate]

When I start to think about the changes that have happened in my lifetime, I consider my Dad was born in 1938 and was 30 when came into the world. It's fair to say the world changed more between his birth and mine than since.

Whenever I feel like I have been around for a while, I remember the B52 first flew in (surprise, surprise) 1952.

The first commercially successful semi automatic rifle was introduced in 1905 or 1906, the Remington Model 8.

Andy

[chuckman]

If you are about my age (born 1960s) then in the 1980s WWII was literally only "40 years ago" but probably seemed like it may as well have been 100. And Vietnam, those were old people even though it only happened about 10 years ago.

But today, the mid 1980s were "40 years ago." So right now you are as close to your teen years in the 80s as WWII was to you in your teen years in the 80s. And it doesn't seem like the 80s were that long ago. I can't possibly be THAT old.

Yeah, my wife and I talk about that quite a bit. I was born in 1968, and somewhere along the way, I think the mid 2000s, I realized I was getting older. And now I am just old lol. When you start having peers retiring and having grandchildren, and you go to more funerals than weddings.

[utahjeepr]

Yeah, I feel it.

The effects are widespread but I can really point it out with cars. Like "antiques" for me are cars from pre WW2, "classic" or "vintage" is 40's to 60's. It felt weird as hell when it started getting hard to find on the shelf parts for my 70's GM step side. No offense meant to the OPs Corvette, but I have a real hard time thinking of cars from the 70's through the oughts as classics. I mean they are just "regular cars" right?

My perception of time is compressed around my experience. The Berlin Wall came down not that long ago, and the Y2K fears were what, a few years back.

[Artos]

Time is a bitch...the deer in my avatar was shot news years AM 1999. I was still able to hop in & out of the pick up bed with ease back then. Gotta step stool now dang it.

Don't like where it seems like we are headed, but I'm glad I was born in the late 60's & grew up in an era sans phones / 110 tv channels.


Sounds of the 80's...this'll make ya smile.

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[ABNAK]

I was born 20 years after WWII ended. From today 20 years ago was 2004. Think about that......(no shit, I'm getting old!)

Someone once pointed out the obvious: The older you get the faster time seems to go. When you're 20 a decade is half your life so far. When you're 50 it's only 20% of your life.

[Averageman]

When I start to think about the changes that have happened in my lifetime, I consider my Dad was born in 1938 and was 30 when came into the world. It's fair to say the world changed more between his birth and mine than since.

Whenever I feel like I have been around for a while, I remember the B52 first flew in (surprise, surprise) 1952.

The first commercially successful semi automatic rifle was introduced in 1905 or 1906, the Remington Model 8.

Andy

This will blow your mind;
I watched the Moon landings with my Dads, Mom. We're watching them walk on the Moon and I said "Did you ever imagine you would see Man walk on the moon?" She replied "When I was Born, they didn't even have Airplanes yet".
So My Grandmother was born before Orville and Wilbur took their first flight at Kittyhawk.

I remember my Dad ( Who worked at6 Bell Labs) bringing home a Cell phone in something like 1975-76. I asked when it would be ready, he said "Working on the Battery."
Now if you ask me both Landing on the Moon and the current development on Cell Phones have equal significance.

We actually tend to overlook our everyday miracles.

[Artos]

Turning 30 was painful...miss my youth & somehow thought I would stay young forever looking at dad's generation. Looked in the mirror, hair was thinning so went down to wally world & still using the same wahl clippers 1x a week sans guard. Man would I love to be in my 30's again!! After 30 I quit giving a crap about the candles.

Mom / Dad are inching into their 80's...wife wants the boy to hurry up & get the grandkids flowing. I'm sure I'll love it, but my brain won't let me yearn for it??