What are things/events that you expected to happen when you got older?

freshpopcorn

I'm in my late twenties now and when I was going to school I thought we would have had flying cars and the Polar Ice caps would have melted going from what some of my teachers said at primary school.




What are things/events that you expected to happen when you got older?

Thought I'd be happy..

fineso.mom

Flying cars also.

President Hillary Clinton.

Really. One of my earliest political memories is the inauguration of Bill Clinton, and people just talking about Hillary saying "There's the first female President of the States"

Might still happen.... heh

(Cries of Lock Her Up! Lock Her Up!)

Bobblehats

Not a whole lot. I wasn’t disappointed!

freshpopcorn

I also thought that once you went to college/etc that bullying stopped and people were much nicer to one another!

Wanderer2010

Its weird but I always thought once men hit their 30s they became very mature and stopped having fun the way they used to but that's not the case for a lot of guys from 30-40, they still laugh at fart jokes, they have a great sense of fun and are still able to laugh at themselves. Its a good trait don't get me wrong because a lot of people are old before their time, ie 22 but very serious. I think being young at heart is very attractive.

Haha.. yeah, I thought people would be fair, like, not be selfish or mean, and not tell lies..

Stupid kid..

amcalester

That I’d know what I wanted to be when I grew up.

Hadn’t happened, still looking and winging it in the meantime.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

I thought by the time I was middle aged technology would be doing all the work and we'd have so much spare time that we wouldn't know what to do with it. Now I'm retired and I expected life to slow down, and me to slow down with it, but that hasn't happened either.

And still nobody lives on the moon.

Yeah, people don't actually grow up anymore..a lot are just large children..

Bobblehats

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

I think being young at heart is very attractive.

Cardio is your friend

Sprouting grey hairs.

James Brown

Jet packs or affordable one man space ships.

JohnnyFlash

Having to get up in the middle of the night to take a piss.

Bobblehats

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Having to get up in the middle of the night to take a piss.

She still thinks that’s 7-Up in the bottle

One eyed Jack

I thought transhumanism would have been more developed by now to the point where it wouldn’t be unusual to see Borg-like humans and sophisticated androids or human hybrids among the general population, given that the first “test-tube baby” made world headlines in 1978!

As a child I collected a science and technology magazine called Quest which had all sorts of futuristic predictions in it and I remember one being that humans of the future would evolve with smaller jaws and less teeth due to our nutrition being available in pill form, but I imagine it was based upon this -

Food's Role in the Evolution of the Human Jaw

At least they managed to put castor oil in pill form as opposed to the way we used have to take liquid with a spoon and only wish it came in pill form because it tasted awful!

Bobblehats

Am I even older at 41? Ray darcy keeps saying 79 is no age at all

Archeron

I thought by now we'd all live in a post apocalyptic wasteland where everybody is ruled by demeted half naked folk with funny hairstyles and all the vehicles are muscle cars from the seventies with bits of plane glued onto them. Disappointing.

Cryptopagan

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

President Hillary Clinton.

Really. One of my earliest political memories is the inauguration of Bill Clinton, and people just talking about Hillary saying "There's the first female President of the States"

Might still happen.... heh

(Cries of Lock Her Up! Lock Her Up!)

They’re still probably closer to a female President than we are to a female Taoiseach!

Graces7

Bobblehats wrote: »

Am I even older at 41? Ray darcy keeps saying 79 is no age at all

he is deluding himself..trust me on that...

mountain

Bobblehats wrote: »

Am I even older at 41? Ray darcy keeps saying 79 is no age at all

Pay no attention to anything that over paid clown says.

Littlehorny

I always thought in my twenties that my generation would be a new fresh wave in politics and a more open way of doing things would come about as the internet and media age would make everything much more transparent.
But I'm 46 now and still can't believe that TD's aren't made resign straight away when they are caught and corruption and nepotism is still the way things are done.

_Brian

Bobblehats wrote: »

Am I even older at 41? Ray darcy keeps saying 79 is no age at all

Fcuk it.
No male on my fathers side has seen past 72, I’ve developed the exact same heart complaint that killed my dad suddenly at 66.

No way I’m relying on living to 79. I’ve taken an easier job which while it may be considerably lesser paid than I could ge, it’s piss easy, secure and it affords me huge flexibility to do lots of stuff I like and spend plenty of time with my kids. I plan to retire as soon as I can, before 60 if possible and just enjoy a simple life, travel Europe in a campervan is top priority.

Bobblehats

_Brian wrote: »

No male on my fathers side has seen past 72, I’ve developed the exact same heart complaint that killed my dad suddenly at 66.

My dad was 50. My uncle was 50. When people are telling you you’re the image at their services it’s time to hit the cardio hard

Graces7

_Brian wrote: »

Fcuk it.
No male on my fathers side has seen past 72, I’ve developed the exact same heart complaint that killed my dad suddenly at 66.

No way I’m relying on living to 79. I’ve taken an easier job which while it may be considerably lesser paid than I could ge, it’s piss easy, secure and it affords me huge flexibility to do lots of stuff I like and spend plenty of time with my kids. I plan to retire as soon as I can, before 60 if possible and just enjoy a simple life, travel Europe in a campervan is top priority.

Wise choices! I am amazed at my advanced age given my health status. So am adapting... easily ... always hated the "mutton dressed as lamb " approach to aging. a gentling, reflective time. Smelling the roses and watching the birds and flowers, enjoying my cats and my knitting and garden.

JohnnyFlash

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Having to get up in the middle of the night to take a piss.

Yes, the improvements in design of adult nappies has been incredible.

SEPT 23 1989

A few months away from the year 2020 and it’s nothing as visually futuristic as I thought it would be as a kid

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

_Brian wrote: »

Fcuk it.
No male on my fathers side has seen past 72, I’ve developed the exact same heart complaint that killed my dad suddenly at 66.

No way I’m relying on living to 79. I’ve taken an easier job which while it may be considerably lesser paid than I could ge, it’s piss easy, secure and it affords me huge flexibility to do lots of stuff I like and spend plenty of time with my kids. I plan to retire as soon as I can, before 60 if possible and just enjoy a simple life, travel Europe in a campervan is top priority.

My father only made it to 54 and my brothers to 42 and 46. That's why I made sure I'd retire early and enjoy living. I never thought 25 years ago that I'd get past 75 but not only did I but I have a full active life with plenty of hobbies, great to see with the grandchildren and a fantastic quality of life. So, certainly retire as soon as possible but don't do it as a wind down but as means of living fully.

80 is not what it used to be. So, go and enjoy! Don't let age slow you down.

o1s1n

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

A few months away from the year 2020 and it’s nothing as visually futuristic as I thought it would be as a kid

Yeah I always remember thinking the year 2020 sounded incredibly futuristic and far off..can't believe we're almost there :eek:

Pinch Flat

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

Its weird but I always thought once men hit their 30s they became very mature and stopped having fun the way they used to but that's not the case for a lot of guys from 30-40, they still laugh at fart jokes, they have a great sense of fun and are still able to laugh at themselves. Its a good trait don't get me wrong because a lot of people are old before their time, ie 22 but very serious. I think being young at heart is very attractive.

I’m 48 and just asked my 12 year old sons google home what a fart sounds like. We dreamt of mobile phones, email and the internet when I was his age, so this is the pinacle of human development for me

Franz Von Peppercorn II

Pinch Flat wrote: »

I’m 48 and just asked my 12 year old sons google home what a fart sounds like. We dreamt of mobile phones, email and the internet when I was his age, so this is the pinacle of human development for me

What?

Most of that stuff was there at the time if not in wide circulation. And the smart phones, while good, have just integrated technology that was always there. In fact the iPhone was dismissed as a toy at the time.

We expected much better than an voice assistant that could tell you what a fart was, 2001 the movie had a computer that was self aware and could pass the Turing test. And trips to the moon and beyond. That’s what people in the past expected of the future, a future that is now 20 years old.

ILoveYourVibes

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I also thought that once you went to college/etc that bullying stopped and people were much nicer to one another!

I thought adults grew up.

Franz Von Peppercorn II

_Brian wrote: »

Fcuk it.
No male on my fathers side has seen past 72, I’ve developed the exact same heart complaint that killed my dad suddenly at 66.

No way I’m relying on living to 79. I’ve taken an easier job which while it may be considerably lesser paid than I could ge, it’s piss easy, secure and it affords me huge flexibility to do lots of stuff I like and spend plenty of time with my kids. I plan to retire as soon as I can, before 60 if possible and just enjoy a simple life, travel Europe in a campervan is top priority.

Not a bad philosophy but baring a disaster in the economy or in health care life expectancy should continue to increase for a little while yet.

Vlthap

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I also thought that once you went to college/etc that bullying stopped and people were much nicer to one another!

Unfortunately not. I have even witnessed relentless bullying in work situations. It's awful really.

Pinch Flat

Franz Von Peppercorn II wrote: »

What?

Most of that stuff was there at the time if not in wide circulation. And the smart phones, while good, have just integrated technology that was always there. In fact the iPhone was dismissed as a toy at the time.

I’m 48 now. Wasn’t too many of this stuff around in 1983.

Franz Von Peppercorn II

Pinch Flat wrote: »

I’m 48 now. Wasn’t too many of this stuff around in 1983.

The internet (arpanet), personal and home computers and email was around in some fashion or other.

Fitz*

I expected to turn in an 'adult' adult. Still waiting!

RhubarbCrumble

amcalester wrote: »

That I’d know what I wanted to be when I grew up.

Hadn’t happened, still looking and winging it in the meantime.

"The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don't"

Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's free to wear sunscreen.

FitzShane

FitzShane wrote: »

I expected to turn in an 'adult' adult. Still waiting!

I expected to turn into Steve McQueen. Hasn't happened, despite watching 'Papillon' a dozen times. I can still get the butterfly tattoo, a small consolation.

Sorry about that

Mayo for Sam.

Sorry about that

Sorry about that wrote: »

Mayo for Sam.

Mayo, god help us.

Limpy

Hoverboards were supposed to be available in the noughties!!

Franz Von Peppercorn II

Limpy wrote: »

Hoverboards were supposed to be available in the noughties!!

Hover boards on the moon, while we talk to HAL.

Definitely didn't expect everyone to be going around taking pictures of themselves anyway..

Lewis_Benson

That everything would be "cool" and life would be easy, how wrong I was!!!

Noo

That you'll become an adult and know what you're doing. No one knows what they're doing. Your parents winged it.

JupiterKid

When I was about 15 I thought that by the 2020s robots would be doing most of the domestic chores and that space travel would be widespread and accessible to many. Neither have happened yet but there have been some very impressive advances in medicine and communications technology.

I am 44 now, my dad lived to 74 (died of pancreatic cancer in 2015). My mum died very young of a massive heart attack at 46. My granddad lived to be 92. I have my heart checked regularly and try to keep as fit as I can. After spending the best part of a decade in a wilderness of depression, anxiety and drink, I am going to make the very most of my life and achieve and experience as much as possible.

freshpopcorn

Vlthap wrote: »

Unfortunately not. I have even witnessed relentless bullying in work situations. It's awful really.

It's a massive lie that a lot are told growing up that the bullies/unkind people/etc make nothing of themselves.

RhubarbCrumble

freshpopcorn wrote: »

It's a massive lie that a lot are told growing up that the bullies/unkind people/etc make nothing of themselves.

Sadly they always seem to be the ones who prosper because they're not afraid to walk on top of everyone else to do it.