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Comment by criddell | Hacker News Reader

I'm 55 this year.

Getting junk mail from the AARP made me feel old. Especially when I opened it, saw the free trunk organizer and discounts and thought that's a pretty good deal.

It's weird for me to think that I was born 25 years after WWII and today, 25 years ago was 2000. A year ain't what it used to be.

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The senior center a mile away from me has weekly Scrabble afternoons! I was delighted to find out about that after being shocked to know that I'm eligible for membership.

The one near me is called the "50+ center".

> Getting junk mail from the AARP made me feel old.

Not only have I been getting AARP mail since I was 25, but you can actually join at any age. It's worth considering even for the relatively youthful.

Wait till you realize the commercials for the shows you watch are all for old people medical problems.

Just watching something where you get commercials already dates you. ;)

Amazon, Netflix, Youtube, etc., run commercials.

People on HN experience ads? WHAT!?!

Watch a major network like CBS on a Sunday morning. All they advertise are housewares, home decor, other old people shows and age-related & vanity drugs.

i'm 55 in 10 days. I get a discount at the golf course!

You can likely join your neighbourhood seniors org too!

On the plus side, we were born in what I think was the greatest time to be born. Kids in the 70’s, teens in the 80’s, and were in our 20’s for the 90’s. We knew the world before computers were common and watched (or helped) network the planet.

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