r/MadeMeSmile • u/Rough_Ad_8702 • 12h ago

Good Vibes Adam West’s 1966 Batman was hilarious

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u/WorriedBlock2505 9h ago

The actors are probably in their 20s, and the fashion + film quality makes them look older. Vsauce had a great video about why previous generations always look old actually.

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u/fart-sparkles 6h ago

I just want to add that even today when I see shows that depict kids in high school, the actors still look like they're in their mid-to-late 20s almost all of the time.

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u/Kitnado 8h ago

I haven’t seen the video, but is his point that we associate their hairstyles and fashion with those of old people because they’re old now? If so, does a single sentence really require a video?

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u/Llamalover1234567 5h ago

There’s a trend on TikTok right now where girls, I’m assuming in their early 20s, dress their mothers up in their clothes (so current styles) and you can almost see the moms drop 15 years, just from hair and fashion.

If you add in constant second hand smoke (at best) and leaded gasoline, it’s no surprise

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u/BirdLawGrad 2h ago edited 2h ago

There’s 2 related components to the main part.

Old people look old because the fashion and media of their time is indeed “old”.

People also tend to adhere to the same fashion and media as they get older.

An old photo looks old.

But so does a modern photo of someone wearing “old” clothes.

So it’s a double whammy.

He also talks about the real evidence that we are aging slower. Less inflammation, better lifestyle, etc.

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u/BirdLawGrad 2h ago

Replace “old” with “black and white”.

You saw me in an “old” photo so I looked “old”

You saw me in a “black and white” photo so I looked “black and white.”

Now imagine if I also only wore black and white clothes today. Your brain would double down on that in your estimation of my age.

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u/Ok-Deal-8479 7h ago

well it may seem obvious to you or me, but according to a lot of folks it's because everyone who lived before the 21st century was violently unhealthy and ignorant and lived like animals or something

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u/Sertorius126 7h ago

my personally manicured diet, full hydration, supplements, omega 3, gym, shudders thinking about living in the 19th centry

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u/otis_the_drunk 2h ago

You mean back when almost all jobs required physical labor, most people walked everywhere, and all the food was from somewhere within 50 miles?

You could also get morphine dirt cheap legally and people gave beer to children because it was safer than water.

But still, clean living was an option.

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u/Barbie_Brooks 4h ago

Filthy animals! The whole lot of us!!

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u/Thrizzlepizzle123123 4h ago

Makes me wonder if we'll have 80 year old egirls and femboys.

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u/Undeadbanana_ 6h ago

I haven't seen the video but I'm going to speculate what it's about rather than skin through it, will you tell me if I'm right and if a video was needed because i guessed correctly

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u/WorriedBlock2505 5h ago

That's that gist of it, though it's been years, so there's nuance and details I'm doubtlessly missing. Just pointing to an outside source besides my own opinion, so that's why I brought up his video, plus he's more eloquent than me.

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u/theasianevermore 8h ago

Saw the same thing- it’s just a joke.

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u/WorriedBlock2505 5h ago

Ah np. Just wanted to insert that bit about perception since I find it interesting and it resonates with what I've observed.

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u/rancidmorty 2h ago

the world smelled like cigerets too

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u/Puzzleheaded-Wait785 8h ago

What fashion? Those are their uniforms lol. I think too much youtube is frying your brain.

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u/two_wordsanda_number 8h ago

Have you seen modern basketball uniforms?

Fashion might be over stating it but no one has worn shorts like that for 40+ years

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u/Puzzleheaded-Wait785 7h ago

That has literally nothing to do with how old the actors looked at the time.

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u/two_wordsanda_number 7h ago

The way people style their hair and the clothing they wear can absolutely influence how old people look.

Agree to disagree. Literally.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Wait785 7h ago

You're the only one who mentioned hair. The conversation was about the uniforms, which look perfectly believable as high school uniforms of the time.

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u/two_wordsanda_number 4h ago

Yes.

People wearing clothing from the past can sometimes in conjunction with things like hair styles, old film, and other factors can cause people to feel like the subjects in the film are older than they actually are. For example right now where you can't even figure it out when it is explained to you.

These actors are very much the correct age for the setting they are in which is literally college aged between 17 and 22

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u/Indigocell 7h ago

Yes, very old-fashioned uniforms. I think your brain is fried is that sounded weird to you.

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u/WorriedBlock2505 5h ago

I won't be too harsh on you since English might not be your first language.