I was lucky and was born in 1990. I've always appreciated that all you have to do to figure out my age is add 10 to the year. Like, when it's 2054, I know I'll be 64.
this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2023
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Feb 2000 here, I agree 👍
If you're born in '89 just add 11 to the current year and you have your age (34). This works for any year you're born.
Born in ''83? Just add 17 to the current year. You have your age (40)
I understand that people are scared of "new" math, but for a 1989 birthday just take the last too digits of the current year, add ten, then add one if you've already had a birthday this year, e.g. 23+10+1=34. Almost the same math I used to count change when I worked retail.
Whoa, whoa, slow down, egghead.
for a 1989 birthday just take the last too digits of the current year, add ten, then add one if you’ve already had a birthday this year, e.g. 23+10+1=34.
... you lost my brain at 1989.
I forgot how old I was a couple months ago and had to pull up an online age calculator cuz I could not make it make sense. Yes, I'm stupid.
tbf, it may not be hard to calculate, but it is hard to admit I'm almost halfway my thirties...
Also born in 89, I can say I was still born in the Soviet Union.
They do have to calculate it, it's just the calculation is a bit easier for them.
But we’re not really calculating anything. I was 12 in 2012 and 8 in 2008. That’s much less a calculation and more so just observing numbers.
You're not living up to your username with an effort like that!
My username is pure sarcasm unfortunately
Today year - 2000 + 11 is that hard?
Dude, I’m lucky if I remember what “today year” even is, much less the math! Time got weird after 2020…
Unless you're born in the middle of the year, in which case it's constant "off by 1" errors
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Y'all forget how old you are? Can't imagine ever having to calculate my current age.
Wait until you get older. :)
It changes once a year, how stupid are some people that this is an issue?
My exact age is almost never relevant in my day-to-day life, I pretty much only get reminded of it on my actual birthday and don’t think much about it for the rest of the year. So if somebody asks for my age, usually I’ll be off by a year or two and my wife will need to correct me, because for some reason she remembers.
If you think about your age every day, you are the stupid one around here. Or maybe you are just 13 and it's easy because you eagerly await the next year so you can be treated a little bit more like an adult so you count the days.
Damn. You sure told us. May this be your shining achievement of the day ✨
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