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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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GeekFTW@kbin.social
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'84 here. For years now I just round myself up or down to the nearest 5 and call it a day lol

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Apathy Tree@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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For like 3 years I legit thought I was older than I am because I did the math wrong on the fly once and never bothered to recheck it…

Your system is easier.

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b00m@kbin.social
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Hello fellow 40yo coming next year

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thessnake03@lemmy.world
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Hey, are ya’ll me?

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gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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‘87 here, kinda the same at this point lol

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Lumidaub@feddit.de
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You’ll get people ridiculing you for not remembering your own age but believe you me, you’re not alone in the struggle. My husband and I started dating in 2000 so that’s awfully convenient.

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The_v@lemmy.world
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My wife and I started dating in 2000 as well. Got married in 2001. The math is in my favor for remembering how long we’ve been together and our wedding anniversary.

Now our ages are a bit harder. '77 and '79.

My younger son has it easy. Born in 2010.

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_spiffy@lemmy.caOP
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I never had a problem when I was younger, but as I get older (I’m not even that old) it gets harder. Not REALLY hard or anything, but having to pause to remember how old I am sometimes makes me feel a bit slow.

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Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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We got married in 2000 and our daughter was born in 2010. Very easy to remember.

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Der Würger@feddit.de
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Today year - 2000 + 11 is that hard?

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Judgy_McJudgerson@lemm.ee
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Dude, I’m lucky if I remember what “today year” even is, much less the math! Time got weird after 2020…

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Talaraine@kbin.social
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I mean, you’re right, but birth month counts too…I don’t know about OP but that always throws me off as my bday isn’t until Dec.

It’s not that you can’t figure it out, it’s just being embarrassed when you’re wrong.

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Puppy@kbin.social
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Math don’t check out.

I’m 33, your equation equals 34.

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TellMeWendigo@kbin.social
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I was lucky and was born in 1990. I’ve always appreciated that all you have to do to figure out my age is add 10 to the year. Like, when it’s 2054, I know I’ll be 64.

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hairysonorth@lemmy.world
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Only 90 babies will get this

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key@lemmy.keychat.org
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Unless you’re born in the middle of the year, in which case it’s constant “off by 1” errors

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son_named_bort@lemmy.world
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On the other hand, it makes it easier for the people who have to check your ID when buying alcohol. Any birth year that begins with 19 is automatically old enough.

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SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.ml
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Oh trust me, my face is evidence enough alone.

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Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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It’s so flattering when I get carded.

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gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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For real

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