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You have a magic pill, which de-ages you by 20 years. You can take it once in your life only, so long as you are at least 20. What age — past, current or future — do you reckon is best to take it? (lemmy.world)

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[-] Savaran@lemmy.world 86 points 5 months ago

50s. Getting back to one’s 30s you’re still old enough for people to take you seriously, but the creaking bones and exhaustion hasn’t really started creeping in yet.

[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 69 points 5 months ago

the creaking bones and exhaustion hasn’t really started creeping in yet.

Uhhh about that

[-] Savaran@lemmy.world 30 points 5 months ago

Well, just saying, what creaking bones I had in my 30s don’t even rate in comparison now

[-] SteefLem@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago

Wife and i were talking about that yesterday. I turned 50 last year and its like my body just decided that everything should brake down all at once.

[-] AZERTY@feddit.nl 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I said the same thing once I hit 30... I threw my back out once when I sneezed and was like whelp I'm basically almost dead now

[-] SteefLem@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Ha yeah had that not with a sneeze but i made a mistake by taking a drink from the fridge, and there it went. Dumb thing is i can carry “heavy” stuff and be fine but i look at a sock wrong and my backs out and walk like a duck for a week.

[-] illi@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago

chuckles I'm in danger

[-] transientpunk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

Uh oh...

[-] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

Start doing morning stretches, drink more water, and avoid caffeine after 5pm

[-] PhiAU@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

"Avoid caffeine after 5pm"

Laughs in ADHD

[-] Romanmir 4 points 5 months ago

Eh, that’s a mitigating circumstance.

[-] bizzle@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

Ugh I turn 30 today, I've had a bum knee for like 15 years and now the arthritis is starting in my thumbs 🙄

[-] Wahots@pawb.social 2 points 5 months ago

What on earth did you do at 15? Were you that guy that jumped off the 10 foot roof and landed legs locked in rainboots? :p

[-] bizzle@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

I threw a head high kick in a kung fu tournament and landed weird, it's never been the same. I probably tore something but I didn't go to the doctor on account of the fact I'm American, but I manage the pain pretty well with medical marijuana and walking barefoot, at least in the warmer months.

[-] Newguy@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

[-] Wahots@pawb.social 2 points 5 months ago

Ooof, I'm sorry. :/

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