Ever feel like going out until 3 AM and smashing Four Lokos as if there's no tomorrow has lost all its meaning? Or that the Lord of The Rings trilogy is not as deep and profound as you once believed it to be? Well, if you're afraid that something's wrong with you, you're not alone.
Pondering what we are all secretly thinking, u/To55ursalad opened a flood of great, relatable answers by asking the AskReddit community, "What do you feel you are losing interest in as you grow older?" Ranging from your usual suspects - video games, opinions of others, dating - going all the way to more philosophical takes like "society" or "life", we've gathered the most interesting answers that will surely resonate with many. Unless, of course, getting old has made you lose all interest in that too.
#2
Losing interest in caring what others think of me.
438points
#4
Trying to impress…I am at the "What you see is what you get" stage in life and I love it.
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351points
#5
Politics. I just don't care anymore. I don't want to paint with a broad brush here, but every politician in the world is a lying, selfish, conniving dick. Left, right, center — it doesn't matter. They're lying to you, and they don't give a s**t about you.
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345points
#7
Movies. Nowadays most movies are as generic as off-brands from a grocery store that nobody goes to.
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261points
#8
Society. Serious answer. I’m done with people and politics and consumerism and all of it. I spend countless hours fantasizing about liquidating everything I own and living in a small cabin in the woods for the rest of my days and just letting the world burn. But I have a wife and job and kids and all that stuff. So I’ll just keep working and paying my bills and going to social events and pretending that I give a s**t about any of this.
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258points
#9
Romantic relationships. I used to base my entire happiness off of them but the older you get; the more you realize that finding “love” doesn’t solve all of your problems. If anything it just creates more.
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248points
#10
Social media. I uninstalled Facebook a few weeks ago as it was just taking up space on my phone, and I don't miss it at all. I can't believe the embarrassing c**p I used to think was social media worthy, and I cringe whenever I see my old Instagram stories.
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247points
#11
I recently came across this statement, that I agree with...
When you're younger you spend more money on "fun", when you're older you spend more money on comfort/convenience.
I find as I've gotten older, I'm less interested about having "fun", and I'm way more concerned in being comfortable.
It's not that I don't want to have a fun time, it's just comfort is more interesting to me now, lol.
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236points
#12
Competition. I don’t have to time or interest to want to compete on who’s better looking, who’s carrying more expensive bags, who’s driving better cars etc.
At this age I’m happy with being happy.
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231points
#13
Maintaining relationships with people who don't reciprocate the same effort or consideration. And just generally engaging in small talk and getting to know people. Too much selfishness in the world.
208points
#14
Working. God I hate working now. I used to think I needed to be passionate about my job, but now I'm just trying to make enough money to support a family. Means to an end lol
192points
#15
Christ, what *aren't* I losing interest in as I grow older. My idea of a good day is one where I don't have to get out of bed before midday and I have literally nothing planned for the afternoon.
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190points
#16
Brand names. Can’t believe I used to pay extremely large companies like Nike for merchandise that was just a walking advertisement for them.
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189points
#18
Buying new stuff. Thrift stores, estate sales, and yard sales are the best!
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180points
#19
TV. You see the same shows with the same scenarios remade and remade under different names. There are quality TV shows out there still but few and far between.
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166points
#20
Having Saturday and Sunday off. I prefer to have my days off in the middle of the week. Less crowds, nothing is sold out, stores are open longer, staff are less stressed, doctors and libraries are actually open and Wednesdays church is way better than the Sunday services.
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161points