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We’ll, there you go then-Perspective. Within my circle, that’s not the general feeling. What a weird things to get triggered by
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I feel old every new years. Not because another year passes, but because I realize I have no desire to stay up to midnight. Bed is the goal. The year will still be new if I get to wake up. >

Hah fair enough…I am slowly turning over that leaf…Debauchery and crowds aren’t as appealing to me anymore. Maybe just debauchery within my own home this year. >

More boardgames. More wine. More cheeses. More spotify. Less canned beer. Less tinnitus. Less sign language ordering at a bar. Less bicycles accidents. Less dentist visits. Maybe less sleeping on toilet seats. Depends on the level of debauchery. >

I would say that South Korea and their age system would like a word.
But they're undoing it to the traditional age-counting system the rest of the world uses >

In some East Asian cultures one’s usually stated age is traditionally determined by the calendar year rather than the number of birthdays >

Hmm, that’s interesting. Thanks for sharing that tidbit >

The new year doesn't come with a number. Well it does, but not a number tied to you specifically. So the new year is giving you a fresh year whereas a birthday is taking one away from you. Thus people born on New year's Day will live forever. >

I was born in June so I get to feel old on my birthday and new years lol. >

Exactly this for me too! >

It does have that effect, you just aren't old enough yet.
Seeing the number 2023 reminds me I graduated high school 18 years ago. >

Plenty of people feel old on New Years. What a weird thing to say for certain that New Years have no such effect