do I even want to know your age?

[derien]

Is it silly to want to have communities on which nobody bothers to say anything, just so that I can see those communities on other people's profiles? Like, there could be (maybe there are, I don't know) comms for people born in particular decades just so that we could easily be reminded "Oh, right, this person is in my age group."

Or then again maybe not, because mostly I think it's better not to divide people by age. Some people are mature and sensible at a young age and some never become so. Some are born stodgy and others remain vibrantly young acting forever. So often I don't have anything at all in common with people 'my age' that usually I forget my age and am surprised to be reminded of it.

Maybe I'm just feeling old, today. And lonely.

Comments

[derien.livejournal.com]

There's you, daegaer and exquiscadavre on my f-list who are in the same age range. It's kind of a comfort, but that doesn't mean that we're 'naturally' more in tune with each other than with other people, if you know what I mean?

[mamaslyth.livejournal.com]

Yep. I do. But at least I would get A Flock of Seagulls hairstyle reference ;)

[derien.livejournal.com]

But see, I wouldn't, entirely - I didn't see videos when I was in high school. I know that they were a band and I think I heard that they had like long bangs pulled into a point, but it's all hearsay to me.

[daegaer.livejournal.com]

We're at least less likely to start posting all in text-speak :-) (but as you can see, may be more likely to use Usenet-era ASCII emoticons).

[derien.livejournal.com]

Well of course we do our emoticons sideways like right-thinking people. These kids today with their horizontal emoticons... ;)