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People born in the year 2000 don't have to try and calculate how old they are when people ask them their age

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I was born in 1989 and the math is HARD some days.

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intensely_human@lemm.ee
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Why do people even calculate this? It’s an integer you only have to increment once a year. Just remember your age.

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GrapefruitDoggo@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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I hardly remember what I was doing 5 seconds ago. Sure, that’s more complicated than a number, and I think about my age rather frequently so remembering it is rather easy, but storing anything for a year and remembering it when I haven’t thought about it for a while is difficult.

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McJonalds@lemmy.world
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as i get older i find myself wondering sometimes if im still my age or the next one already

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seb@feddit.de
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Also for you to calculate your age you have to remember your birthday, thats like 3 integers, vs. just 1 for your age!

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