The "things that make you realise you're getting older" thread

[Elite]

2 minutes ago, Rico1304 said:

My knees are now so bad I have to come down the stairs backwards.  Steroid injections next Friday - straight over to Berlin after.  

That from running?

[Rico1304]

Just now, Elite said:

That from running?

It happened running, but years of running and keeping wicket has taken its toll.  

[Elite]

1 minute ago, Rico1304 said:

It happened running, but years of running and keeping wicket has taken its toll.  

You can't win mate. Exercise you end up fucked, don't exercise and you end up fucked.

[VladimirIlyich]

28 minutes ago, Elite said:

You can't win mate. Exercise you end up fucked, don't exercise and you end up fucked.

With exercise its likely only your joints will be fucked,without exercise its likely it will be your heart and lungs fucked.

[Elite]

6 minutes ago, VladimirIlyich said:

With exercise its likely only your joints will be fucked,without exercise its likely it will be your heart and lungs fucked.

You get those rare 80 year olds that run marathons, lucky cunts.

[littletedwest]

No enthusiasm for anything. Feel like I've seen it all before, mainly because at my age I have

[Captain Howdy]

Putting socks on in the morning. A genuine challenge

[Harry's Lad]

4 minutes ago, Captain Howdy said:

Getting out of bed in the morning. A genuine challenge

This.

[Captain Willard]

12 minutes ago, Captain Howdy said:

Putting socks on in the morning. A genuine challenge

I fucking hate socks now. 

[General Dryness]

30 minutes ago, Elite said:

You get those rare 80 year olds that run marathons, lucky cunts.

 

[Section_31]

I've completely lost track of what sells and what doesn't. Like most people my age I've always dreamed of writing 'that' book which makes me a million so I can live a life of leisure, but I was reading recently the average income of a British author is 12 grand a year.

 

Meanwhile, I read recently that Kerry Katona is a millionaire again after being bankdupt through showing her ckicken giblets on Only Fans. I also read recently about some woman who makes about 20 grand a month selling her farts in jars.

 

Also, 'content creators', people ranting about star wars (not creating star wars books, comics or shows, but slagging it off) are often pulling in five figures a month. 

 

What a time to be alive.

[Elite]

1 hour ago, Section_31 said:

I've completely lost track of what sells and what doesn't. Like most people my age I've always dreamed of writing 'that' book which makes me a million so I can live a life of leisure, but I was reading recently the average income of a British author is 12 grand a year.

 

Meanwhile, I read recently that Kerry Katona is a millionaire again after being bankdupt through showing her ckicken giblets on Only Fans. I also read recently about some woman who makes about 20 grand a month selling her farts in jars.

 

Also, 'content creators', people ranting about star wars (not creating star wars books, comics or shows, but slagging it off) are often pulling in five figures a month. 

 

What a time to be alive.

Extroverts with no shame seem to be the ones that are flourishing at the moment, us introverts are fucked.

[YorkshireRed]

54 minutes ago, Elite said:

us introverts are fucked.

Was there ever a time when this wasn’t the case?

 

Living life at a disadvantage anyway in most areas of society. 
 

Someone once said that the meek shall inherit the Earth. I have my doubts. 

[Elite]

Just now, YorkshireRed said:

Was there ever a time when this wasn’t the case?

 

Living life at a disadvantage anyway in most areas of society. 
 

Someone once said that the meek shall inherit the Earth. I have my doubts. 

You don't have to be meek to be an introvert, just not an obnoxious cunt who will do literally anything to be the centre of attention. 

[Rick Sanchez C-137]

2 minutes ago, Elite said:

You don't have to be meek to be an introvert, but it helps

 

[Elite]

1 minute ago, Rick Sanchez C-137 said:

 

Some extrovert will have that on their mug at work.

[Section_31]

I think introverts can be very successful, loads of musicians, writers, even comedians are introverts, definitely most artists are I imagine, which is why they escape into those worlds in the first place. 

 

I think it's more a case of having traditional views of how to make money from creativity/the media vs the modern reality. For instance, someone told me a while back that most kids don't watch telly, that freaked me out. 

 

I'm sure I read too that there's household names in the modern music business making about 30k a year because they get so badly shafted with streaming rights, then you've got that YouTube twat making seven figures for getting into a boxing ring with Frank Bruno or whatever. 

 

[clockspeed]

Suddenly start chasing eczema from one extremity of your body to the other with a pit stop at the top of the  shuck of your arse en route.  . 

[YorkshireRed]

15 minutes ago, Section_31 said:

 

I think introverts can be very successful, loads of musicians, writers, even comedians are introverts, definitely most artists are I imagine, which is why they escape into those worlds in the first place. 

 

No doubt this is true. I reckon many need the help of an extrovert or two to help them get their work/profile out there.

 

Not all of course, some just have the kind of talent that will always shine.

 

There’ll be lesser artists who achieved success far beyond their talent because they had no problem selling themselves and shouting “me me” until everyone listens.

 

I’ve seen this shit replicated many times in a corporate environment. Talented, decent, empathetic, hard working people, passed over for promotion because they don’t blow their own trumpet. It’s even given as a reason to dismiss them; “they don’t have the gravitas”, “they don’t manage their personal brand”, “they’re too quiet to be a leader”… A load of bollocks, but it happens way too much.
 

There are some industries where this happens less, Engineering is one, but the majority just promote the same types over and over. 

[VladimirIlyich]

2 hours ago, YorkshireRed said:

Was there ever a time when this wasn’t the case?

 

Living life at a disadvantage anyway in most areas of society. 
 

Someone once said that the meek shall inherit the Earth. I have my doubts. 

I think there was a mistake in translation and it said 'The Meek shall never own one lousy piece of earth.'

[General Dryness]

3 hours ago, YorkshireRed said:

Someone once said that the meek shall inherit the Earth. I have my doubts. 

Maybe they heard it right first time when they thought he said "the Greek will inherit the Earth".

[Captain Willard]

36 minutes ago, VladimirIlyich said:

I think there was a mistake in translation and it said 'The Meek shall never own one lousy piece of earth.'

“The meek shall inherit the earth but not the mineral rights” 

Paul Getty

[Razoray]

On 09/11/2021 at 20:25, Captain Howdy said:

Putting socks on in the morning. A genuine challenge

Sitting on the stairs is the only way I can get them on

[easytoslip]

On 09/11/2021 at 20:25, Captain Howdy said:

Putting socks on in the morning. A genuine challenge

Yes, I'd also like a pair of suede slip on hush puppies  to lessen the ordeal. 

[Mudface]

On 28/12/2021 at 15:34, Section_31 said:

I've completely lost track of what sells and what doesn't. Like most people my age I've always dreamed of writing 'that' book which makes me a million so I can live a life of leisure, but I was reading recently the average income of a British author is 12 grand a year.

 

Meanwhile, I read recently that Kerry Katona is a millionaire again after being bankdupt through showing her ckicken giblets on Only Fans. I also read recently about some woman who makes about 20 grand a month selling her farts in jars.

 

Also, 'content creators', people ranting about star wars (not creating star wars books, comics or shows, but slagging it off) are often pulling in five figures a month. 

 

What a time to be alive.

https://metro.co.uk/2022/01/04/90-day-fiance-star-selling-farts-in-a-jar-for-38k-a-week-hospitalised-15863914/

 

Damn, I had my retirement all planned out too. Anyone know someone who'll take several thousand one hundred mil jars off my hands?