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I was born in 1989 and the math is HARD some days.

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[-] Philote@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago

Born in 80โ€™ So in year 2023>20+23= Iโ€™m 43

[-] Deelala0516@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I was born in 79 and am also 43. Math is hard.

[-] Duvidl@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

The math checks out.

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[-] narikov@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

I thought I had it easy. Born in 1990. 2022? I'm 32. 2023? I'm 33.

But now I am married. Dec 2019. So it's always hard to calculate how many years.

And to add to it. My daughter is born Nov 2021.

Good luck to anyone that asks me how old she is. You gotta wait until I count on all my fingers.

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[-] FarceMultiplier@lemmy.ca 5 points 11 months ago

1970 gang unite!

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

My aunt and uncle got married new years day of 2000. Very easy to remember.

[-] nekothegamer@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago

same for people born in 2010

[-] dcatdemon@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

Yeah it's hard to calculate when reality sets in. There's also a bit of reluctance from me as a lot of expectations follow me when I reveal my age even when I don't look like how old I am. It's like suddenly you feel that you are not so welcome in some conversations any more or people keep you out of their circles because they presume that you don't fit in.

I've gotten way past that and while realising that my body isn't what it was physically 20 years ago, I'm treating age as just a number and if one has a problem with that, it's really their problem not mine ๐Ÿ™‚

And by the way, I was born in 1971.

[-] limelight79@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

They do have to calculate it, it's just the calculation is a bit easier for them.

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[-] MCForTheBest@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Y'all forget how old you are? Can't imagine ever having to calculate my current age.

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[-] spirinolas@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

You'd be surprised...

[-] key@lemmy.keychat.org 3 points 11 months ago

Unless you're born in the middle of the year, in which case it's constant "off by 1" errors

[-] Chocrates@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Array indexing still biting us in 2022

[-] Cartendole@feddit.de 3 points 11 months ago

Can confirm, am born in 2000.

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[-] darko8472@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

I just have to add 20 on to get mine, so not too bad.

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[-] minorsecond@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

I realized it was all over once I began forgetting how old I am.

[-] Taako_Tuesday@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago

Its not so bad for me, i was born in 96 so i just have to add 4

[-] Today@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

This makes me feel better about having to ask my husband how old i am.

[-] scottmeme@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

Feb 2000 here, I agree ๐Ÿ‘

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