As a Redditor over 30 this is how I feel when I read "advice" given by most Redditors

BranWendy · 1 day

As an older person who works with several young women who rant at me about their problems, I am constantly fighting the urge to just shake them. Example:

Them: Every time I sleep with this guy he treats me like crap and then stops talking to me. Why does he do this!?

Me: Because he wanted to sleep with you and then not see you anymore.

Them: No, but then he calls me again in a few weeks and is really sweet to me!

Me: Because he wants to sleep with you again. He probably stopped sleeping with someone else.

Them: Ugh, you just don't get how complicated our relationship is!

Yes. Clearly this is a case of me misunderstanding your love.

SLCamper · 1 day

I'm 48. Reddit is like a time machine to my misspent youth about half the time and incomprehensible most of the rest of the time.

With some cats thrown in on the side.

hbombto · 1 day

Fyi, their names are Statler and Waldorf. And as a 38 year old female Redditor, this is how I see my dating pool.

SleepingOnMoonshine · 1 day

30 is not really that old.

TheSporkening · 1 day

As a 42 year old redditor, I say bite me.

with_a_leadpipe · 1 day

But what they lack in experience they make up for in naivety.

yashar1 · 1 day

How you feel going through the comments.

jandalofdoom · 1 day

As another Redditor over 30, I completely agree.

low-karma-guy · 1 day

As a Redditor over 60, this is how I feel about the whole show:

http://imgur.com/KHXXe

Widsith · 1 day

The best is when they repeat themselves really earnestly, in bold. Let me repeat that. The best is when they repeat themselves really earnestly, in bold.

3030threat · 1 day

I'd be interested to know what the age distribution really is among redditors. Also, it would be interesting to see if the average age goes down during the summer.

Unfortunately, it would be nearly impossible to collect data of this sort.

Mr_Dalliard · 1 day

My mother gave birth to me when she was 30. When I turned 30 I realised I was half her age. If we both live to that point, the year she turns 90 I will be two-thirds her age. If we live long enough, the incremental difference between our ages will be immaterial - and I will be as old as my mother.

rifrif · 1 day

i'm 24, but i accept and appreciate advise from anyone who is willing to give it.

sjhill · 1 day

That was wonderful!
Bravo!
I loved that!
Ah, that was great!
Well, it was pretty good.
Well, it wasn't bad ...
Uh, there were parts of it that weren't very good though.
It could have been a lot better.
I didn't really like it.
It was pretty terrible.
It was bad.
It was awful!
It was terrible!
Take 'em away!
Bah, boo!
Boo!

elansdale · 2012-09-21T14:50:22+00:00

One of the more terrifying aspects to aging (I'm 32) and not advancing career wise due to the economy and various career missteps, is that I have to work FOR people that are younger than me or my age. Example. Them: "Come look at me and my girls from the bar this weekend elansdale" Me:Can't right now doing my job" Them: "Oh you are not too busy to come take a look. OMG! I was so drunk" Me: "OK". Forces smile "Oh, that looks like so much fun. You look soooo cute" But I'm thinking: fuck you, fuck my life, fuck I don't fucking care about you, I hate my fucking job, I hate my fucking life, I don't fucking care.

lessmiserables · 2012-09-21T10:45:28+00:00

Concerning many of the young people here: I don't think older people are necessarily smarter...it's just they have more experience to be able to form judgements. And that is a lot more important than you think.

When you are young, you probably don't know anyone who is married except your parents or your parent's friends; either way, you're not really paying attention to it. Meanwhile, a 35-40 year old has a lot of experience observing married people. Trust me; nothing ever changes. The same patterns that happened a generation or two ago are going to be the same patterns two generations from now. Yeah, the details change, but the core of it never does.

To me, it is amazing to see the transformation of, say, a young person's political outlook once they buy a house or get married. All of a sudden you have something at stake. I see people who were protesting in the summer and in the fall they get a job and look at their paycheck and say "Oooooohh....."

So, yeah...when you get older, you gain more "life experience," even if that person isn't particularly intelligent. You have observed more people, more social interactions, etc. Younger people think everything has changed. The details certainly do, but human nature does not. When a younger person says "You don't know what it's like, things are different now," they usually are superficially, but not really otherwise.

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theabevigoda · 2012-09-21T13:24:28+00:00

I remember when I was 18 and thought I knew everything. I was so stupid then. Thankfully I'm 26 now and finally have all of life figured out.

ThreeHolePunch · 2012-09-21T13:42:52+00:00

I love the mystery of AskReddit relationship advice threads- Are these kids serious or fucking with OP?

pumpkinbottom · 1 day

we need a over 30 section :)

TrippKing3 · 1 day

I'm 20 and I don't even have a clue for how much I don't have a clue.

free_ballin10 · 1 day

At least we redditors have many leather-bound books... and our apartments likely smell of rich mahogany.

Insideoutwards · 1 day

You want to know a place much worse than Reddit? Watch a few of the popular streams on twitch.tv and prepare to be amazed by the chat.

airhuff · 2012-09-21T09:51:45+00:00

ITT:

"Why can't we just have a [current age]+ section? Reddit would be so much nicer!"
Middle-aged people, convinced they are old, begin to wax philosophy.
Younger people, though upset about being stereotyped, fail to express this angst in any non-stereotypical way.

icortesi · 2012-09-21T12:05:21+00:00

35 y/o here, this is funny, and true.

elainedefrey · 2012-09-21T08:56:09+00:00

Yeah, well, my grandma's a lot older than you and she thinks that black people are basically gorillas, that you'll catch cold if you never shower with a shower cap, and that four children is kind of the minimum for every woman to have.

Waelsleahta · 1 day

Over 30 here as well. (Tips hat)

Cortelmo · 1 day

Don't stick your dick in a toaster. That should be good advice for anyone, really. Even girls. The ones with penises.

hoss7071 · 2012-09-21T14:01:16+00:00

I just turned 30. The "in limbo" age where you seem out of place/creepy no matter who you hang out with. The early-mid 20 somethings think you're an old fart. Older people still call you a "young person."

are_you_slow · 2012-09-21T14:07:34+00:00

Lawyer the fuck up, delete Facebook and hit the gym. Hurhurhur.

I cringe every time I see that

Frack-Star · 2012-09-21T14:38:19+00:00

I am 40 and feel the same way when I hear a 30 year old complain about 15 year olds.

complex_reduction · 1 day

As a Redditor, I love how 90% of Reddit submissions consist of one imaginary segment of the Reddit population being cunts to another imaginary segment of the Reddit population.

xynie · 2012-09-21T08:46:45+00:00

I went to a reddit meetup, I was the oldest person there.... I am 33. Talk about eye opening.

adam2222 · 2012-09-21T09:21:55+00:00

When I really feel a lot more mature is when I read all the "vote Ron Paul! Revolution! Legalize weed!" posts. Just reeks of 19 year old dumbass college dude who just moved out of his parents for the first time.

Kakoose · 2012-09-21T10:21:16+00:00

I'm 72. you aint got nothing on me bro.

HelmSplitter · 1 day

This really depends on the area of knowledge in question. Age is not a strong indication of knowledge, or even wisdom in many situations. People love to say they have "wisdom" because they're older, but there is a lot of bad advice that has permeated (at the very least) US culture.

eire1228 · 2012-09-21T08:38:32+00:00

Maybe we over 30s should start a subreddit offering advice?

Think there would be any posts?

whodoneit888 · 1 day

Upvotes for The Muppets

DiddlyDooDiddle · 1 day

you didnt get where you are by being smart. You got there by being.

LGM30g · 2012-09-21T10:40:32+00:00

im 40...some threads appear interesting enough to open and learn something yet, you click and are visually assaulted by a barrage of bullshit. you feel inclined to counsel the masses. it's a lost cause.there are just too many. being an elder to the reddit population means being a minority. i accept that, but ignorance (true definition) is abundant here. sometimes it's hard to leave a page without providing real life experience advise. unfortunately, there is no "age karma".

Derp800 · 1 day

I'm almost 29 and Reddit is a bane and a blessing. On one hand it makes me feel young connecting with so many 'kids' like me (the ones who don't think 'growing up' means turning into a dull shit) but then I see some of these nostalgia threads where, not only do I remember things like it was yesterday ... I actually think it happened yesterday. "I remember when my Mom bought this for me, it was my first video game!" ... Bitch I remember buying that video game with the money I made from my third job. Die in a fire! Unless you're a woman in which case, "How you doin'??" ;)

Plus I'm old enough to get the young women in college while being young enough to enjoy them. I was always pissed in college when older guys got the girls. Now I guess I don't think it's so bad ...

God ... I sure got pervy in record time ...

OrganicCannibal · 1 day

Maturity is not so much a matter of age as it is a matter of experience and proper analysis thereof.

GWOK · 2012-09-21T11:07:11+00:00

As a 38 year old who's "old for his age", this is the best thread ever.

butterislove · 2012-09-21T11:30:14+00:00

I don't know about you but thats exactly what I look like in front of the computer. Being young is awesome, you should try it sometime! Oh wait, you cant =)

ThisIsMyCouchAccount · 2012-09-21T14:39:07+00:00

I don't. It seems like most people never learned some basic human interaction principles.

funny

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