Jun 14
getting older is literally so fun. what were once cringe affectations, eventually crystallize into charming character quirks, if stubbornly held onto despite the slings and arrows of a slanderous society. like when I'm fifteen the pocketwatch guy is probably best avoided, but when I'm thirty I desperately want an hour long conversation with pocketwatch guy
#like genuinely#phone fills identical functional niche to pocketwatch#remove object from pocket#press button#recieve current time#so someone who chooses to carry around a whole other thing to do just that one task despite having phone#is someone who somehow sees worth in the sensation the mechanism the history or indeed the mere style of the pocketwatch#i wanna talk to that person and experience their worldview#but when i was 15 seeing another 15 with a pocket watch my brain just went haha lmao they probably watch doctor who#while i myself also watched doctor who avidly#i was really saying “haha you havent learned to feel shame about this thing i feel shame about”#which is why growing up and getting old is so excellent#its like...life has been a process of unstaining my lens#the picture gets clearer and more beautiful every day