Did People Used To Look Older?

I understand what you are saying and actually thought that the relativity was the problem until my grandkids were complaining about time going to fast and not having enough. It made me wonder if time was indeed speeding up (on top of the relative perspective).

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Haha that makes perfect sense.

I came up with the theory when I was living in a 4,000 sq. ft studio space in Philly that we were heating with a coal stove like in a Charles Dickens novel... waking up multiple times per night to make sure the stove was running so the students wouldn't show up to a cold studio in the morning.

I'm glad I experienced that now that I look back on it, but it was ROUGH.

preservatives in the food and generally a much much easier, softer life. look at those kids faces above? hard faces, hard lives.

Yes, but those of past generations lived far more stressful and difficult lives, both physically and emotionally, than the pampered pansies of the modern era.

If we had to face a major war right now with this current bunch, we'd be well and truly screwed.

I'm pushing 60 n ppl say I took 40.

So fing dumb.

That is interesting! I would embed it, but don't know how. So strange to peer into the past like that!

I would agree since you posted your pic recently!

We are maturing just fine...

Look at someone who drinks alcohol and smokes on a daily basis compared to someone who doesn't do either...

Look at baseball cards from the 70’s & 80’s. Early 30 players looked like they were in their 50s. Actors too. Definitely people look younger now - however with horrible diets I think the pendulum is swinging back.

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It was the clothing…plus women had shittier cosmetics.

Oh yes, definitely. My dad when he graduated from High School, his graduation picture, he looked like someone in their mid thirties today. My mother looked 25.

The world was more physical during those times and a lot more toxic environmentally with chemicals or pollution. The conveniences we have today they didn't have so stress was higher at the performance level at work. Didn't have the medical knowledge and diagnostic tools that we have today.

So yes, people did look older than they do now.

they did look older the video sux though

I'm 50 which means I was I'm high school during the 80s and I did not look old I actually looked younger

I look in my 30s now but I see some old classmates and they look in their late 50s


I will also like to point out I see 20,30,40 years Olds now who look old as hell

I also belive that kids spent more time out I'm the sun playing in the older days because we didn't have computers, phones, video games

Kids now days barely see the sun lol

I also spent alot of time outside I guess I just have good genes as far as aging goes lol

They look amazing for my age, only a year older right now. 22 year olds today still play with Legos FFS, its the coddling combined with the lower testosterone abd nutrient deficent prepackaged BS most are raised on.

No.

You were younger.

Great lookin’ happy family there! Love seeing old pics of smiling folks.

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Generational poisons fed to us

My dad, born in 1919, said there was no such thing as teenagers when he grew up, just a kid or a man.

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I remember thinking it long ago. My older sister had annuals from the four years she was in high school. The one when she was a freshman was in 1971. All those people looked like adults. Older and sophisticated like they were already college graduates though they were only seniors that year.
I was early middle school then and couldn't imagine when I would change to look like this, too.

The '72 yearbook was more or less about the same. But, subtle differences as there were still a mix of some really juvenile looking people graduating that year.

By '73 it was much less percentage of people graduating high school that year that looked so mature and adult in their appearance and dress. By 1974 the one who appeared older and more mature was like a 40% range. In other words less than half of those appeared like a grown up at age 18.

In the '74 yearbook there was about the same amount of guys with full beard that needed to shave regularly. As for girls who had a mature look like they did in 1971 was about a third of what it was. By the time I graduated a few years later, the people in my class all looked like kids. I remember being so disappointed that we never reached that stage as a class of looking mature and dressing mature and being like a grown up.

Most of the kids still looked like they did when they were Freshmen! So, I've always felt the shift happened at the end of the 1960s. For whatever reason.

That's interesting, and fun to think about.

Cool thread there, Seer! I hadn't seen it before.

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I think a lot has to do with a persons stress and environment. I know quite a few people who spent their lives abusung drugs and alcohol and they look 10 years older than they should. Nutrition plays a big role too, as they say, you are what you eat. And let's not forget all the chemicals people use to look younger, be stronger, lose weight etc.

Thanks.

I spent much of last Summer watching documentaries about America from the mid-1800s to about the 1940s..

I like to keep notes as go, so I can build on what I already knew or add to threads like this one.

I have a bunch of Vsauce posts if you're interested.


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I should never be bored again, so many things to ponder.

Not trying to brag, just give my own anecdotal information. I'm almost 62, and live in South Florida since I retired. Still got a full head of hair (hasn't receded one bit) and it is longer than it was when I was in college. Only bit of gray is a tinge on my sideburns. I think too having a tan and also staying very active has helped. Most people guess I'm 50 or late 40's.