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I must still be a child then, I only like cheese and ketchup on burgers.
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After I turned 38, I went from a bunch of toppings with extra cheese and always bacon, to plain burger with pickles, mayo, and ketchup >

not me
past 40 and all i like on my burger is salt, pepper, and cheese >

I didn’t think of putting pepper on it. I’ll have to give it a try! >

That’s how the meat is seasoned. It’s not added after. >

I've gone in the opposite direction. I realized that when I eat things with that much business going on I barely actually register each individual thing because my senses are getting blown out by a cacophony of nonsense that I'm just mindlessly shoveling into my face. These days I like to just have a handful of really good things in my food and really try to notice and appreciate each part and how they all work together. >

Is it odd that I don't like ketchup or mustard on a burger??  Load on the cheese, veggies, etc...but pass on any condiments. >

Ketchup only. Used to be ketchup and onions, but now onions or not always my friend. So less as I get older, not more. >

Cheese, pickles, ketchup is the goto. Bacon if I’m feeling it. 
Mushrooms if I’m getting fancy. 
Although, if I cook at home, it’s venison that I’ve ground up with bacon, diced mushrooms and cheese mixed in (cheddar or blue cheese, depends on the day, sometime jalapeños) and make that into a patty. 
Then just ketchup or bbq on top with a few pickles. >

It goes back down. You learn the magic combo for you where you weed out the stuff you don't like so much >

This is me and I've often wondered if this was common! I used to cut everything now I only cut the tomato