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I can't believe this was how they fixed that (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] elbucho@lemmy.world 31 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I was doing some construction work this past weekend, and encountered some wiring that I did about 20 years ago. I spent the first 5 minutes complaining about the crazy asshole who wired it up, knowing full well that it was me. I am in this picture and I do not like it.

[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I feel like this is just a sign of good growth. I'd be AMAZED if any single person looks at work they did 20 years prior, and said "yep. That's my best work." Maybe arts, where there's no objectivity, but anything you can actually quantify?

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Middle-aged professional athletes, perhaps?

[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Fair. I think proper sports play is more akin to an art, but no doubt your physical prime is past you at a certain point.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I wouldn't disagree with it being like art, but also, you can objectively measure quite a lot of sports, I think. In some sports/roles age isn't as much of a disadvantage I think, but probably in quite a few sports it is.

[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Oh for sure. I don't disagree in the slightest.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Speaking as a 57yo, I sure wish there was some sport where age wasn't a disadvantage. Is getting your knees to make weird noises when you stand up a "sport"?

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Well I mean, age is a disadvantage to most things except life wisdom, and there's not really many sports centered on that. But if we make the definition "games", then there is. Chess, for one? Until you start losing your memory in the old age, one would think experience just improves chess play. Hard to really call it a sport though. I think something like archery or shooting in general might not be too bad. You're pretty stationary, it's not about reaction times (unless you're doing skeet or something) and it's mostly about technique. Like that Turkish Olympic winner? He could've been 50, easily.

But what is always definitely a disadvantage is inexperience, I would say. Which is what youth basically is.

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago

I did elder care facility maintenance work 20 years ago and am confident/hope all of my work has been rightfully undone and replaced by someone who gave more of a damn.

I still remember my sprinkler system wiring giving me a warm buzz every time I had to manually switch zones because my wiring was such ass.

God I hope they've fixed that.