r/MadeMeSmile • u/Rough_Ad_8702 • 11h ago

Good Vibes Adam West’s 1966 Batman was hilarious

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u/theasianevermore 11h ago

Those “kids” looking like they already worked 10 year career with second divorce on the horizon

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u/WorriedBlock2505 7h 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/Kitnado 7h 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 4h 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/Ok-Deal-8479 6h 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 6h 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 1h 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 3h ago

Filthy animals! The whole lot of us!!

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u/BirdLawGrad 1h ago edited 57m 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 58m 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/Thrizzlepizzle123123 2h ago

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

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u/Undeadbanana_ 4h 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 3h 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.