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Old Threads.

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Personal:

  1. 60 y/o and older, what is your biggest "should have done that differently" in life? What's the better way? ▲8k - 1k Comments

  2. To all the older folk (50+), how short is life really? What are some of your biggest regrets? ▲6k - 1k Comments

  3. Old People of Reddit, how did you get here? ▲6k - 3k Comments

  4. Old redditors (65+) what's something you thought would happen in the future that never ended up happening? ▲4k - 1k Comments

  5. Older to elderly people who consistently consumed marijuana through your lives, how is your body holding up today? NSFW ▲3k - <1k Comments

  6. How attractive are old people to other old people? ▲3k - 1k Comments

  7. Older people of Reddit, what is something you've done in life that would shock your children/grandchildren/younger family members if they found out ▲2k - 1k Comments

  8. Older, tattoed Redditors: do you ever regret getting any of them? ▲2k - 6k Comments

  9. What is the oldest memory you can remember and how old were you? ▲2k - 1k Comments

  10. Young Redditors, how do you plan on not being like Boomers when you're old? ▲1k - 1k Comments

Family:

  1. Whats the WORST part about being the older sibling? ▲6k - 2k Comments

  2. Oldest Siblings of Reddit, What do you hate about being the oldest sibling? ▲3k - 2k Comments

  3. What are some of the privileges that only the older sibling will ever have? ▲1k - <1k Comments

Relationship:

  1. Those of you who waited or struggled to get a partner until you were much older, how did you finally meet your first partner? ▲28k - 5k Comments

  2. Those of you who dated older women, how was the experience? NSFW ▲8k - 2k Comments

  3. Old Redditors who never found "the one," what is your life like? ▲6k - 5k Comments

  4. Women who married older men - what’s it like when they get really old? ▲6k - 2k Comments

  5. Older married people of reddit, what is it like watching your spouse grow older? ▲2k - 2k Comments

  6. Older married men, how much did your wife turn out like her mother? ▲2k - 2k Comments

  7. Older couples of reddit, did you find that over time, you lost your physical attraction to your partner? If so, how did this affect your relationship? ▲1k - <1k Comments

  8. Guys who have dated women significantly older than them: What was the primary appeal and what are the unexpected benefits of those relationships? ▲1k - <1k Comments

  9. People who are attracted to older women, what is that one specific thing that younger women just don't have? ▲1k - <1k Comments

Friend:

  1. What's the saddest thing that happened to an old school friend you don't see anymore? ▲12k - 16k Comments

  2. What ended your friendship with your oldest standing friend? ▲4k - 7k Comments

  3. Have you ever reconnected with an old friend only to be horrified of who they've became? ▲2k - 9k Comments

Person:

  1. With the passing of Stan Lee, and Betty White, who is Americas token "Old Person" now? ▲44k - 12k Comments

  2. Who is the oldest celebrity that you still find attractive? ▲11k - 11k Comments

  3. What is the most out of touch thing an older person has told you? ▲4k - 5k Comments

  4. What's the scariest thing you have found out about someone from your childhood (old friends, teachers, etc)? ▲4k - 2k Comments

  5. What celebrities actually look better older than they did when they were young? ▲3k - 3k Comments

  6. What is the funniest thing you've heard an older person say? ▲1k - 1k Comments

  7. Which celebrity became way more attractive as they got older? ▲1k - 1k Comments

“I’m Old”:

  1. At what moment did you realize "Fuck I'm old"? ▲55k - 20k Comments

  2. What made you realize "you're old"? ▲13k - 15k Comments

  3. What makes you feel old as shit? ▲9k - 12k Comments

  4. What’s your “I’m old now” indicator? ▲8k - 12k Comments

  5. What was the moment where you thought, "I'm getting old"? ▲7k - 5k Comments

  6. What was your "DAMN, I'm getting old!" moment? ▲6k - 6k Comments

  7. What was your "Man, I'm old" moment? ▲4k - 4k Comments

  8. What are some signs that you are getting old? ▲3k - 6k Comments

  9. Reddit, what was your "WOW, I'm getting old" moment? ▲2k - 6k Comments

  10. What was your "Damn I'm old" moment? ▲2k - 3k Comments

  11. Adults of Reddit, what was your "Oh God I'm Old" moment? ▲2k - 5k Comments

  12. Today I realized that in about a month, the first people born in 2000 will start to become teenagers. What makes you feel old? ▲2k - 3k Comments

  13. I love waking up a few hours early just to drink coffee and watch the news. Reddit, when did you first realize you were getting old? ▲2k - 8k Comments

“Thing”:

  1. What “old person” things do you do? ▲38k - 15k Comments

  2. What 'old people' thing do your parents do which drives you crazy? ▲12k - 12k Comments

  3. What's the oldest thing humans still do the same way? NSFW ▲6k - 2k Comments

  4. What "Old Person" things do you do? ▲5k - 5k Comments

  5. What's an 'old person' activity that you thoroughly enjoy? ▲3k - 3k Comments

  6. What’s your “I don’t care how old I am, I’m still doing this”thing? ▲3k - 5k Comments

  7. What’s an “old person” habit you’ve adopted because it’s actually a really good idea? ▲3k - 2k Comments

“Too Old”:

  1. What shit are you too old for? ▲16k - 14k Comments

  2. What shit are you too old for? ▲9k - 4k Comments

  3. What was your, "I'm too old for this shit" moment? ▲3k - 2k Comments

  4. Reddit, what are you now too old for? ▲1k - 4k Comments

  5. What shit are you too old for? ▲1k - 3k Comments

Past POV:

  1. Russians of reddit, what is the older generations opinion on the USSR? ▲52k - 7k Comments

  2. Older generations of Reddit: What toys did you have as a child that would be considered too dangerous to be given to a child today? ▲38k - 12k Comments

  3. Old people of Reddit, what were elders from YOUR time ranting about? ▲32k - 9k Comments

  4. Redditors old enough to remember the Cold War, how does today's North Korea threat compare? ▲23k - 4k Comments

  5. Senior citizens of reddit, what were the elderly like when you were kids? How is your generation different in old age? ▲21k - 4k Comments

  6. To older redditors, what did the generation above you hate about your generation? ▲12k - 5k Comments

  7. Older redditors, what do young people get completely wrong about past decades? ▲10k - 9k Comments

  8. Older mall santas, how has what kids ask for changed over the years? ▲9k - 1k Comments

  9. Older Americans who lived through the Civil Rights movement, anti-Vietnam War protests, Watergate etc., how does the divisiveness today compare to that era? ▲8k - 1k Comments

  10. Old people of Reddit, what were elders from YOUR time ranting about?

  11. Older folk, this generation has the "flat earth" conspiracy. What were some of the dumbest conspiracies or crazes or bandwagons going around during your time? ▲3k - 1k Comments

  12. Old people of Reddit, what were the “back in my day” things your old people told you about back in the day? ▲3k - 1k Comments

  13. Old People of Reddit, what do douchebags look like from different generations? ▲2k - 1k Comments

  14. "Old People" of reddit, what was cool when you were a teen? ▲2k - 10k Comments

  15. Older generations of reddit, what did you think the future would look like when you where young? ▲2k - 2k Comments

  16. Old farts of Reddit, what would the young whipper snappers of today struggle with if a time machine took them back to the decade of your youth? ▲2k - 2k Comments

Vs Young:

  1. Younger people of reddit. What are you tired of hearing from older generations? NSFW ▲57k - 28k Comments

  2. Old people of Reddit, what are some challenges kids today who romanticize the past would face if they grew up in your era? ▲28k - 8k Comments

  3. Younger generations of Reddit, what is something that is going on right now that older generations just don't seem to understand? ▲12k - 8k Comments

  4. What’s something Gen Z does that older generations just don’t get? ▲10k - 9k Comments

  5. Older women of reddit, what is something young women are doing that puzzles you? ▲10k - 5k Comments

  6. Redditors with younger coworkers, what was your “I’m officially old” moment? ▲8k - 10k Comments

  7. Redditors under 15 years old, what's something older people are probably unaware of? ▲6k - 10k Comments

  8. Teenagers past and present; what do old people just not understand? ▲3k - 4k Comments

  9. Oldies of Reddit what is something todays youth would never understand? ▲3k - 4k Comments

  10. What old thing would break young people's brains today? ▲3k - 5k Comments

  11. What’s something Gen Z treats as “normal” that older generations would find completely insane? ▲3k - 1k Comments

  12. Older women what have you noticed about young women that has you concerned? ▲3k - 2k Comments

  13. Older Redditors: What do you like best about the younger generation? ▲2k - 3k Comments

  14. Young people of Reddit, what is something old people do that you don’t understand? ▲2k - 2k Comments

Tale:

  1. What is an old wives tale that people still believe? NSFW ▲8k - 5k Comments

  2. Which old wives' tale is actually true? ▲6k - 3k Comments

Fashioned:

  1. Non-Americans, does your culture have "old-fashioned" dog names like we do in America, such as Fido, Rex, Spot, Rover, etc, and what are some? ▲72k - 15k Comments

  2. What old fashioned way of doing things is better than how they are currently done? ▲5k - 4k Comments

  3. What’s one thing you still prefer to do the old-fashioned way—regardless of technology—and why? ▲3k - 4k Comments

  4. What is something that is better the old fashioned way? ▲2k - 4k Comments

  5. What are some old-fashioned manners that no one follows anymore? ▲2k - 13k Comments

  6. What is your "call me old fashioned but..."? ▲1k - 2k Comments

  7. What's something you're old-fashioned about? ▲1k - 2k Comments

  8. Whats still surprisingly done the old fashioned way for the sake of tradition? ▲1k - 1k Comments

  9. What will millennials be "old-fashioned" about when they get old? ▲1k - 1k Comments

Change:

  1. Older Redditors, what is the biggest change in our society no one mentions? ▲13k - 12k Comments

  2. Older people of Reddit, what do you think is BETTER about today's youth? ▲10k - 8k Comments

  3. What are old people actually right about when they say it was better back in the day? ▲10k - 7k Comments

  4. What's something older generations got right that we've quietly stopped doing, to our own detriment? ▲8k - 3k Comments

  5. Older people of Reddit, what do you think is BETTER about today's youth? ▲7k - 2k Comments

  6. Old folks of reddit, what were you able to easily do back in the day that is absolutely not possible now? ▲6k - 4k Comments

  7. Old fucks of Reddit, what actually changed for the better? ▲3k - 2k Comments

  8. Older people of Reddit, what is something that was something you never thought was possible, but is available today? ▲2k - 6k Comments

  9. Older people of reddit, what do you miss about the old days? ▲1k - 1k Comments

  10. Old people of reddit, in your opinion what is the biggest difference between now and the olden days? ▲1k - 1k Comments

  11. What are some things older generations did as couples that people don’t really do today? ▲1k - <1k Comments

Advice:

  1. Older Redditors, what are some "early warning signs" of trouble that younger folks may not know about? ▲8k - 8k Comments

  2. Older women of Reddit, what’s your best hygiene tip for younger women? NSFW ▲8k - 2k Comments

  3. How do you talk to an old friend to sustain the friendship when you have absolutely nothing to talk about? ▲4k - <1k Comments

  4. Old people, what is a fact young people should know before it's too late? ▲4k - 2k Comments

  5. Older people of Reddit, how do you continue working 40+ hours a week for decades without going insane? ▲3k - 1k Comments

  6. No sugarcoating it. What are the worst things about growing old? ▲2k - 4k Comments

  7. How do you stop yourself from turning into a bitter old man? ▲2k - 1k Comments

  8. What simple skill should I practice every day, just so I can be astonishingly good at it when I'm an old man? ▲1k - 3k Comments

  9. What bizarre advice have you gotten from the older and wiser? ▲1k - 5k Comments

  10. Redditors 50 years and older, what life advice would you give a 17 year old? ▲1k - <1k Comments

  11. Older Redditors, what's something I need to do while I'm still young and youthful? ▲1k - 1k Comments

  12. What are some things I should know as my parents get older? ▲1k - 1k Comments

  13. What older generation’s advice you found funny which later turned out to be true? ▲1k - 1k Comments

  14. Younger redditors, what is one thing you fear about growing older? Older redditors, what is something that turned out to not be as bad about growing older as you thought? ▲1k - 1k Comments

Trick:

  1. What is the oldest trick in the book? ▲6k - 2k Comments

  2. What do you consider to be "the oldest trick in the book"? ▲5k - 3k Comments

  3. What’s the oldest trick in the book? NSFW ▲4k - 1k Comments

  4. What is the oldest trick in the book you've fallen for? ▲1k - 4k Comments

Item:

  1. What's older than we think? ▲78k - 22k Comments

  2. What invention is way older than people think? ▲22k - 9k Comments

  3. Old men who always keep a notebook in their top pocket: What are you writing down all the time? ▲3k - 1k Comments

  4. What's the oldest thing you own? ▲2k - 2k Comments

  5. What is the oldest thing you own that you still use in a regular basis? ▲1k - 3k Comments

  6. What is the oldest thing you own? ▲1k - 4k Comments

  7. What are some inventions that are way older than most people think? ▲1k - <1k Comments

Tech:

  1. Older generations of Reddit, who were the "I don't use computers" people of your time? ▲53k - 18k Comments

  2. Older people of Reddit, what was the equivalent of teaching your grandparents to use the internet, when you were growing up? ▲38k - 6k Comments

  3. What piece of older technology actually worked much better than its modern, replacement? ▲4k - 3k Comments

  4. People who used cellphones before smartphones, what's the most memorable feature or moment you miss from those old phones? ▲3k - 5k Comments

  5. What's a good example of a really old technology we still use today? ▲2k - 10k Comments

  6. What older technology do you prefer to use instead of it's later revisions? ▲1k - 8k Comments

  7. What old technology is actually better than what we currently have? ▲1k - 3k Comments

  8. What's something old technology did better than modern technology? ▲1k - 1k Comments

  9. What is a piece of old technology that actually worked better than its modern replacement? ▲1k - 1k Comments

  10. Older people of Reddit- what is the coolest technology to become mainstream in your lifetime? ▲1k - 1k Comments

  11. Do you think when we're older we'll be as ignorant to contemporary technology as many older people are now? ▲1k - 2k Comments

Game:

  1. What old video games do you still play regularly? ▲85k - 57k Comments

  2. What video game will replace bingo in retirement homes when millenials or gen z gets old? ▲51k - 8k Comments

  3. What old game should be remade with 2021 graphics? ▲44k - 37k Comments

  4. What older game are you still playing obsessively? ▲8k - 10k Comments

  5. What 10 year old/older game that is still a "10/10"? ▲6k - 8k Comments

  6. Whats a video game that you still play regularly despite it being really old and what keeps you coming back? ▲5k - 6k Comments

  7. What old video games do you still play regularly? ▲5k - 5k Comments

  8. What are some old video games that are still worth playing today? ▲4k - 6k Comments

  9. What’s the oldest game you still boot up at least once a year? ▲4k - 7k Comments

  10. Which old game would you like to replay with modern day graphics? ▲4k - 6k Comments

  11. What old game should be remade with 2015 graphics? ▲4k - 9k Comments

  12. What old video games do still hold up? ▲3k - 7k Comments

  13. What's a video game you will always play, no matter how old it gets? ▲3k - 10k Comments

  14. Gamers of reddit, what is an old game you would like to be remastered? ▲3k - 6k Comments

  15. What is the oldest videogame you still regularly play? ▲3k - 4k Comments

  16. What’s the oldest video game that you still play regularly? ▲3k - 5k Comments

Movie:

  1. What old movie (20+ years) still holds up today? ▲39k - 33k Comments

  2. What older TV show or Movie should every young person watch? ▲4k - 4k Comments

  3. What older horror movie (40+ years old) still holds up? ▲2k - 2k Comments

  4. Which old movie is better than most movies today? ▲2k - 4k Comments

  5. What is an old movie that aged extremely well? ▲1k - 3k Comments

  6. What older movie would be completely ruined if it was made today? ▲1k - 2k Comments

Internet:

  1. Old Redditors, what's a must-know story of Reddit new users should know? NSFW ▲56k - 12k Comments

  2. People old enough to remember life pre-Internet, what are some less obvious things you miss about that time? ▲45k - 17k Comments

  3. What are some scary, older AskReddit threads that would be interesting to read through? ▲9k - 1k Comments

  4. Redditors who were online in the 1990s: what would younger folks not understand about the "old Internet"? ▲8k - 5k Comments

  5. What was a core rule of "Old Internet" etiquette that is completely dead now? ▲7k - 2k Comments

  6. What are some great, older AskReddit threads that are super interesting to read through? ▲5k - 1k Comments

  7. What are some older internet gems that people may have missed out on? ▲4k - 4k Comments

  8. What old YouTube video is a "classic" or a "must watch"? ▲2k - 1k Comments

  9. A teenager asks you to show them a meme/viral from the "Old Internet" (pre-2010, let's say). What is your one pick? ▲2k - 4k Comments

  10. What’s an “old internet” relic (video, website, picture, etc.) that younger generations are missing out on? ▲2k - 4k Comments

  11. What thread older than 5 years is now funnier due to changing times? ▲2k - 1k Comments

  12. What old viral video still hits as hard as it did when it first debuted? ▲2k - 2k Comments

  13. What are some old Askreddit threads worth re-reading? ▲2k - <1k Comments

Name:

  1. What is a very "old person" name? ▲39k - 33k Comments

  2. Which older names will NOT become popular again? ▲11k - 13k Comments

  3. What "old person" name should make a comeback? ▲8k - 14k Comments

  4. What will the "Old-people-only" names be 30 years from now? ▲2k - 9k Comments

  5. What is an old baby name that you just don’t hear anymore? ▲1k - 5k Comments

Words:

  1. What slang can us older relatives use tonight to embarrass the teenagers while opening presents? ▲56k - 6k Comments

  2. Which old saying is actually a bullshit? ▲35k - 16k Comments

  3. What is an outdated word or phrase an older family member uses that makes your brain hurt? NSFW ▲34k - 19k Comments

  4. What joke is starting to get old now? ▲19k - 18k Comments

Insult:

  1. What old insults need to make a comeback? ▲49k - 13k Comments

  2. What old insults need to make a comeback? ▲24k - 11k Comments

Trend:

  1. What’s an old trend that you’re afraid will come back? ▲10k - 4k Comments

  2. What is an old trend that is still doing a lot damage and that people don't realize? ▲9k - 3k Comments

NSFW:

  1. What is sex like when you are old (80+)? NSFW ▲30k - 4k Comments

  2. Old Dudes of Reddit, why do you all casually walk around BUTT ASS NAKED in the gym locker rooms? NSFW ▲7k - 3k Comments

  3. Guys who have been with women significantly older than them, how is the sex different than with someone your age? NSFW ▲6k - 5k Comments

  4. Who is the oldest celebrity you would have sex with? NSFW ▲4k - 4k Comments

  5. Butt implants, how do they look at old age, when your butt muscles aren't as firm anymore? NSFW ▲2k - <1k Comments

  6. Older men of reddit, why do you enjoy being naked in Gym locker rooms? ▲2k - 2k Comments

Misc:

  1. What's something that isn't very old, but is old enough that young people may have never actually seen one in person? ▲20k - 21k Comments

  2. Small Town Redditors: Whats the weirdest unsolved crime in your town, old or new? ▲12k - 3k Comments

  3. Older people on Reddit. What is 100% pure bullshit? ▲12k - 9k Comments

  4. What is the most outdated social construct by the older generation? ▲6k - 5k Comments

  5. What does the older generation not understand about today's job market? ▲4k - 4k Comments

  6. Who or what is much older than people usually think? ▲4k - 3k Comments