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[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

This is a real phenomenon. The way it was explained to me, it's because of how time takes a relatively smaller percentage of your lifespan when you're older. When you're ten, 5 years represents half your life, so 5 years feels like it passes very slowly; when you're 50, 5 years represents 10% of your life, so 5 years feels like it goes by in an instant.