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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 hours ago

I dreamed how great I could achieve, but found out I am an ordinary person and it’s hard to manage my life. Now I admit how mediocre I am.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

Turning 35 this year

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

Shh! Quiet everyone!

...

I can almost make out the words...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 16 hours ago

It's been going down hill since I turned 25. I'm just closer to the end of the ride now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 15 hours ago

Turned 40 this past week. Was just bemoaning that most of my company don't get the :holdontoyourbutts: Samuel L Jackson emoji in slack and now this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 16 hours ago

I’ve already got the Sunday blues. And I don’t have the money to cope with a midlife crisis.

Thanks.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Did an AI try to recreate this image?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

I think you're right. Aside from screenshots showing it looks wrong, here's the actual scene: https://youtu.be/yZszK_M_9_Y

It's not there, unless I'm missing it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

A couple of comments are suggesting that, but I remember this scene and just assumed it was a weird still from the movie.

I'm confused why someone would've recreated it, or modified part of it with AI, but it's possible.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 20 hours ago

oh god oh fuck

[–] [email protected] 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe I should have a child or buy a house by 40. Idk.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago

If you say so

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Turned 40 last month and to be honest I'm kinda struggling with depression right now

[–] [email protected] 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

This is going to sound stupid, but during college, I took a lot of different types of math and history classes.

As humans, we invented years, and ages. Then we made milestones for what they represented. We said, there are 7 days in the week. We said, there are 52 weeks in a year. Some other BS happen and then culturally we said things like by age 30, you should be married. By age 40, you should have a family.

But imagine if we actually made a week 10 days? Or there's 30 weeks in a year? Suddenly, this is all BS numbers. Back to culturally, why is 30 a specific number? Or 40? Or any of these numbers?

For me, 40 is just a made-up number. It means nothing. The expectations around the number, bullshit. My friend is 55, and we went bar hopping. I hung out with a 70 and played Frisbee. I pitched go-karts and dressing up like Mario Kart to my 60yo neighbors.

Just made up numbers.

Of course, don't get weird and and try to shoehorn underage relationships. That's not the intent here.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

Sure, to an individual, the milestones seem stupid but they're the common milestones the average reach. Most people by 30 are married. Most by 40 have an established career and family. But to agree, who cares? We have one life and there's plenty of worry's to go around, so don't add keeping up with the Jones to the list.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Time for a mid life crisis then

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wish I could afford a midlife crisis

[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago

You can always pick up excessive running, just because you get a midlife crisis doesn't mean it has to involve a Porsche.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Have you considered eating an entire large pizza and drinking a case of beer about it?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 20 hours ago

That just sounds like a Tuesday

[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago

At 38, 2 walks a day is helping, but I'm bouncing between anxiety and depressive symptoms. It beats drinking or meds!

Working out is also helping, but not as much as the sunshine. Good luck, fellow old fart :).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago

You age a day everyday, how you choose to group those ~14600 is up to you.

[–] [email protected] 132 points 1 day ago (13 children)

Why would someone make this using AI when a still from the actual movie would have worked just fine?

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Because using AI for even the most trivial tasks to accomplish the same thing quicker and far worse quality is the latest thing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I think it took like 10 minutes, 5 of which was loading the movie up and finding the right shot. How quickly does AI do it?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago

It depends on the service, but it's usually within a few seconds to a minute.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It’s a useful way to dodge automated copyright flagging systems if you’re trying to churn out meme page content and crosspost it on many platforms.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So you're saying AI image generation is encouraged by the copyright system?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

I was wondering why it looked off. The skin has this "plastic wrap" sheen to it that every AI-generated human seems to have, and the raptor looks like a giant plastic toy.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 day ago (5 children)

As someone who died at 28, spent six months in ICU fighting my way, I’m SO excited for 40! Growing old is a privilege, not everyone gets to

[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago

I doubt you'll live to be 40!, but good luck all the same.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

Born in 1989. Whenever an older person says, “never get old!” I always say, “it’s better than the alternative!”

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah I never expected to even reach thirty with my self-destructing body and ever worsening mental health. Every year towards fourty is quite the achievement

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

That's how I'm trying to see it... age is a gift not everyone gets

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 day ago (5 children)

As an 80s kid, hitting 40 was the best thing that ever happened to me. Shit that used to matter suddenly doesn't, like you flipped a lightswitch. You get new superpowers, and they're all bitchy. I recommend it to everyone.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I remember a survey done years ago that people say 30s and 40s are the best years of their lives.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

that was probably years ago

[–] [email protected] 1 points 16 hours ago

It wasn't that long ago. The survey was conducted 3-5 years ago iirc.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

Fuck you OP. I still have 2.5 years. Don't remind me

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

Doesn't scare me, cancer does.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (9 children)

80s kid here: it's not that bad and mostly what you decide to make out of it. still playing magic the gathering, minecraft and irl boardgames :)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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