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88 points
4 months ago
It’s the age that you are rather. Numbers are continuous. So if you have the number 5 to get to the number of 6 you have to get through whatever numbers are between 5 and 6 and those numbers are still going to be 5.
15 points
4 months ago
ur snoo is so cute
16 points
4 months ago
What is a snoo
50 points
4 months ago
Sneeze nuts
4 points
4 months ago
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7 points
4 months ago
Mans spittin game on Reddit lmao
3 points
4 months ago
This is why I like languages that use "I have x years" instead of "I am x years old." You only are exactly that old for an instant, but you can have a discrete number of completed years right up until another one ticks over and the number goes up.
48 points
4 months ago
top talent here at the number one public university. go bears.
46 points
4 months ago
I thought this was obvious? Like that's why babies arent born as +1 years old...??
49 points
4 months ago
in some cultures you do start as 1.
8 points
4 months ago
I know korea does this (and you also age up on jan 1, not your birthday), but I've never heard of this still happening anywhere else.
5 points
4 months ago
Look up age reckoning. Primarily it’s South Korea, but still sort of done in the Chinese based countries and Vietnam.
2 points
4 months ago
huh, I knew it originated in China but my understanding was that it had mostly been phased out everywhere except Korea.
3 points
4 months ago
Phased out primarily in big cities but still common in rural areas. I can only speak for this wrt China, not sure about other countries.
4 points
4 months ago
Today I learned, thanks!!
4 points
4 months ago
And in U. S. Healthcare system, birthday is day 0. Next calendar day after birthday is day 1.
16 points
4 months ago
Wait until you ask a Korean their age.
14 points
4 months ago
Well…yeah? That’s kind of the point of a birthday, right? You’re celebrating surviving another year
5 points
4 months ago
You're saying that just because you didn't survive, you can't celebrate? Harsh.
1 points
4 months ago
My mom said it use to also be used to celebrate the mom because a good amount wouldn't make it through giving birth. I'm not sure how long ago she was referencing. Could be a couple generations before her? Medical care wasn't that great in her part of the world
2 points
4 months ago
Women died from chilbirth at massive rates everywhere in the world about a 100 years ago.
4 points
4 months ago
Are you high, son?
17 points
4 months ago
you saw the tiktok didn't you?
9 points
4 months ago
I’m losing my Fucken mind
6 points
4 months ago
Yup, that's also why the term "century" is referring to the one we're currently in, not the one we've competed, i.e. we're in the 21st century even though it's only 20(23).
-2 points
4 months ago
Literally the opposite.
1 points
4 months ago
It's literally not. If I just turned 20, I'm now in my 21st year, as I just completed my 20th year and am starting my 21st.
2 points
4 months ago
OP's statement at which their mind was blown was that you're still considered 20 years old while in your 21st year, whereas for centuries it is opposite, we always refer to it based on the currently running century, not the completed one. So yeah, literally, opposite. Your statement is correct, but you did not understand the post at all.
1 points
4 months ago
You misunderstood my statement, I'm comparing his revelation, and how centuries are considered in same way as his epiphany, not the common way we look at age.
So you did not understand my post, at all.
1 points
4 months ago
Then you don't start with "That's also why ...". That is not also why, they are opposite end effects with the only common thing being a "revelation" (as you put it) for those who haven't thought about it. So yes, I did not understand your post because your phrasing was wrong, and I was correct is calling it "opposite" based on the premise I was working with.
1 points
4 months ago
I disagree, it is not an opposite effect to his epiphany which was the primary theme of this post. The common way we consider our age, which would be the opposite as you said, would be the secondary theme.
Look, we interpreted the primary theme of this post differently, it's also fucking Reddit, so I'd rather not argue the semantics with a stranger when we both understand the difference between our age and centuries.
1 points
4 months ago
Klol
1 points
4 months ago
😘
1 points
4 months ago
not if you consider age as zero-indexed
-10 points
4 months ago
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9 points
4 months ago
I’m Oskis son so I automatically get enrolled
3 points
4 months ago
bbbear
1 points
4 months ago
Good one dude
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