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[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 170 points 3 months ago (9 children)

This is all joke and fun until you realize we are heading towards the 30s

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 80 points 3 months ago (1 children)

and we totally passed up girls wearing flapper dresses...

[–] cowfodder@lemmy.world 63 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You're just not hanging out with the right women.

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 28 points 3 months ago (1 children)

probably 😭

being middle aged and married, i need that shit to be in the open!

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm 52, married and up until a few years ago I did dance nights regularly. Charleston, swing, salsa, tango, etc with women half my age was a regular thing. It doesn't have to be weird if you don't make it weird. They were lovely and we had a blast.

PS: Dancing (Ballroom, hip hop, etc) is a great way to make sure you don't lose mobility with age. Once you hit ~45 keeping, your mobility starts to be an constant effort.

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

sadly I have two left feet... I hear you though. I love to people watch and attractive young ladies are attractive but I'm not asking for anything other than enjoying that moment

[–] transientpunk@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Go take dance classes. All it takes is practice

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Seriously. I found our local vocational school has an evening program for adults including dance classes. Good exercise, nice way to spend an hour and meet a few folks. If you're new, just take a beginner class! If you aren't ready to move up from there by the time it's done, take it again next semester. Lessons usually are not that expensive and everyone is there to learn--it's ok to have 2 left feet, you're just trying to get a little more control/comfort using em 🙂

[–] akilou@sh.itjust.works 28 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

But didn't we have climate change back then? The Dust Bowl..?

Oh yes, it's going to be just like that, except much worse!

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The decade metaphor might fail here but let me tell you it's five past twelve

i'd personally say it's at least ten past twelve but whatever

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Yeah but this time we're doing a faster and ahead of schedule.

Let's just hope there's a new FDR to come with it. Sure would love to see that one.

[–] whiskeytango@lemm.ee 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Well, AOC is often only referred to by her initials

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I wish AOC could be the new FDR

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Every head in the room turns to watch the monkey's paw curl

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 months ago

Oh no, does that mean shes going to intern Japanese people and be extremely racist?

[–] Hupf@feddit.org 4 points 3 months ago

Yeah but this time we're doing a faster and ahead of schedule.

Efficiency!

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago

Considering FDR threw 100,000 American citizens into concentration camps because of their race, I think we've already got one

[–] VubDapple@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

We might get there early

[–] Patrikvo@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Don't worry, those of us left are going to see marvelous things once we hit the 60s.

[–] myrak@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Its like before but this time with robots

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

It's like before but this time you have to subscribe.

[–] Patrikvo@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

And adds. "Your neighbourhood's destruction, sponsored by General Concrete inc!"

[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

At least we skipped a world war 1 part deux.