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Post by SharksFan99 on Dec 15, 2018 23:05:09 GMT 10
One thing I've noticed over the past few years, is that the overall perception of the 50-59 age bracket appears to have changed. The 50s were once synonymous with people starting to wind down and preparing for retirement, but the age bracket is now more or less purely regarded as being "middle age" territory. People in their 50s are no longer thought of as being "out of touch" with current trends and the world around them. For instance, many of them own smartphones and actively participate on social media.
In your opinion, would you say that the 50s are the "new" 40s?
Also, do you believe the change in perception of the 50-59 age bracket may be influenced by the fact that Baby Boomers were in their 50s during the 2000s and now older members of Gen X are in their 50s during this decade?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2018 2:16:12 GMT 10
You are as old as you feel and I currently feel like a 66 year old man. Unfortunately, my avatar's wife won't be very happy!
The thing is though, Shark, these people had their youth filled with pop culture and grew up as fans of whatever was current as they grew, unlike their parents and grandparents who were raised in wartime austerity and were too old to embrace pop culture when it came along. In short, we have grown up alongside everything that came along and we were still young enough to enjoy it whilst being old enough to remember the old scheme of things, if you ken my drift. 'Young enough to adapt' is how I see it.
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Post by John Titor on Feb 28, 2019 13:55:35 GMT 10
ugh lol OP u may be onto something
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Post by longaotian on Feb 28, 2019 18:22:24 GMT 10
Yeah its a possibility. I mean everyone is doing things at a later stage in life now. At 25, it Is not expected to be married, have children and a home nowadays like it use to, lol many 25 year olds still getting as much from their parents as they can. But it could also be our age playing a factor relative to our parents age. SharksFan99 I know your parents are a similar age to mine so you might understand but for example when I was at preschool I remember my parents as being in their late 30s and to me that felt old, well because I was only 3/4. But now even though they are heading into their mid 50s, they dont feel any older to me because even though they have aged their still the same age relative to my age. Like even when their 80, their still only ever gonna be 35 years older so their not gonna feel ancient to me. Well thats how I see it anyways.....LOL!
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Post by SharksFan99 on Feb 28, 2019 21:12:38 GMT 10
Yeah its a possibility. I mean everyone is doing things at a later stage in life now. At 25, it Is not expected to be married, have children and a home nowadays like it use to, lol many 25 year olds still getting as much from their parents as they can. But it could also be our age playing a factor relative to our parents age. SharksFan99 I know your parents are a similar age to mine so you might understand but for example when I was at preschool I remember my parents as being in their late 30s and to me that felt old, well because I was only 3/4. But now even though they are heading into their mid 50s, they dont feel any older to me because even though they have aged their still the same age relative to my age. Like even when their 80, their still only ever gonna be 35 years older so their not gonna feel ancient to me. Well thats how I see it anyways.....LOL! It's hard to say really. I mean, how can we really determine between what is just our age playing apart in how we view things or what has actually changed in society? Someone just a few years younger than us might have a completely different opinion! Whatever the case, I do tend to believe though that social media has changed the way in which we think of the 50s-age bracket and middle-aged people in general. I actually saw a story on A Current Affair earlier this evening about how there are dating sites for people in their 60's and 70's! It's things like that which I think can have a huge influence on how we perceive people who are generations older than us. Middle-aged and elderly people are generally no longer thought of as being "out of touch" with the world like they would have in the past, as many of them are using the same technology as the kids/teens of today (e.g smartphones, tablets) and they are also actively engaging with social media. Technology is making people much older than us seem more relatable than ever. That, and people are starting to live a lot longer as well. I guess, in a way, there are really a combination of factors which are resulting in this mindset forming. Yeah, I definitely see what you mean and that's actually how I think of my parents as well. I don't know if you feel the same way about your Mum and Dad, but it actually scares me really that my parents are both in their Early-Mid '50s.  My Mum turns 55 this year, while my Dad turns 52. It's just alarming to think that they're less than twenty years away from being in their 70's and with knowing how fast time goes, it will come around really quickly. 
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2019 0:33:05 GMT 10
Too bloody quickly, our Shark!
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My Mum turns 55 this year, while my Dad turns 52. It's just alarming to think that they're less than twenty years away from being in their 70's and with knowing how fast time goes, it will come around really quickly. 