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Did this MAGA weirdo just say he'd turn these GenZers into his sexual plaything? (slrpnk.net)
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[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 41 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

It's because kids these days don't smoke cigarettes. They really do make you look older.

Vapes and pouches just don't do it the same. You need the tar.

[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You know, that actually makes a little sense. I smoked and I looked a bit more... worn when I was 18.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's hard to tell, some days, if our memories are sepia-toned, or nicotine-stained.

[–] leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

If the memories are from the seventies brown and orange might actually be the original colours before the nicotine patina or sepia effect...

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm a school bus driver and a lot of my colleagues smoke. The ones in their 40s and 50s look 70+ and they're just so ... leathery. The ones older than that look like zombies.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

My God...how do you drive around in a school bus as a smoker and not smoke for the entire route. That's gotta be one of the most stressful jobs around, right up there with bomb squad technician. The shit you guys have to deal with.

As a parent of two kids...one loud and high-energy, the other a prime target for bullying...I appreciate what you do.

Also, I have 9 chickens and they are awesome. I keep wanting to take one to the bus stop on my shoulder like a pirate.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

how do you drive around in a school bus as a smoker and not smoke for the entire route

Funny you should mention that - a lot of them have taken up vaping and they vape on the fucking buses. At least they only do it in between runs (as far as I know) and not with actual kids aboard. This shit pisses me off almost as much as when they talk on their phones while driving, and surprise surprise it's the same shitty people doing both things (and they're all trump supporters too).

As a parent of two kids…one loud and high-energy, the other a prime target for bullying…I appreciate what you do.

I appreciate your appreciation, but we do get paid for it. It's a pretty soft gig for just driving a big Tonka truck around.

[–] Bacano@lemmy.world -3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There's been a general decline in recorded testosterone levels since the mid 20th. Other hormonal changes are purported as stemming from plastics, which we're now just beginning to discover.

I think these are the culprits as to why people are starting to look younger. When a guy is juicing at the gym for a while he can start to look 80s old. Idk.