You get a little older, you get a little wiser — and everything around you gets a little more annoying, too.
U/Boring-Advice7763 recently asked the people of Reddit, "What are y’all starting to dislike more and more the older you get?" We're all getting older, so consider this as some extremely relatable information:
1. "Loud noises."
—u/nickeyjames
2. "Waiting for things and other people. My patience has gotten progressively worse."
—u/llcucf80
3. "People. I used to be a people person, but people ruined it."
—u/gmoney-0725
4. "Other drivers. As you get older, you begin to realize just how stupid the average driver is. It’s appalling, and I’m tired of having to constantly prevent accidents."
—u/striker69
5. "Going out and partying."
6. "The lack of compassion in the world. I feel we would all make so much more headway if we could agree to make an honest effort to understand each other and try to work for everyone's best interests, instead of constantly trying to one-up each other."
7. "Aging. I don't feel any different from 30 years ago — but my knee usually hurts, my back frequently hurts, and recently, I've been getting sharp pains at the base of my spine. Getting old sucks; it's just better than the alternative."
8. "Social media. Literally fucking everything about it. Grown people making fucking staged videos for likes."
—u/RooDoubleYou
9. "Watching the news. I used to love it as a kid."
—u/KMiller152
10. "Any time the grocery store rearranges itself. Goddamnit, it’s taco Tuesday, I shouldn’t have to hunt for the tortillas."
—u/cyanderella
11. "Normal things that sometimes don't work like they need to, like the broom that just won't FUCKING STAY STILL FOR A GODDAMN SECOND ON THIS FUCKING WALL. Little shit like that."
12. "Shopping, especially clothes shopping. I used to enjoy it. Now, I find it mostly a chore."
—u/jbarinsd
13. "Apps. I shouldn’t need to download an app for everything."
—u/TMacATL
14. "Mail. Nothing good comes by mail."
15. "Fashion trends. I loved them when I was younger. Now, I feel like a crotchety old woman when I look at low-rise jeans with disgust. Now, I get why older people sometimes get stuck in a decade, clothing-wise."
16. "Loud cars and trucks. I genuinely think it’s noise pollution and should be illegal."
17. "Politics. I used to give it so much attention and energy. But it never moved the dial in my life. Now, I just try to keep my head down and take care of my business as sustainably as possible and without hurting anyone. If at any point in my life I have more influence, I can start to give politics more attention. But not anytime soon."
—u/JCSP16
18. "People with no manners or civility."
—u/heathers1
19. "Grown men talking about their sex lives at work."
—u/2050orBust
20. "How my optimism that the world would get better has been crushed. It’s 2023, and we’re going backwards on rights for almost everyone, we lionize idiots, and the environment is only slightly less f’d."
—u/wembley
Agree? Disagree? Have your own additions? See you in the comments!
Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.