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    17 hours ago

    I mean, most people do the actual math and not just calculate a birth year.

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      17 hours ago

      really? most people calculate: he’s x years, x months, x weeks, x days, x hours, x minutes, x seconds older/younger than me? in a casual, informal setting? never seen that. even when people talk about an event: oh, WW2 ended 81 years ago (cause it was 1945 and now it’s 2026).

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        14 hours ago

        If I were to say that I were 62 years old and you would say that you’re let’s say 18 years old you wouldn’t say that you are 45 years younger then me. No one calculates age difference based on years born.

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          Uh…you do if you just google a celebrity’s birth year and subtract it from yours, just like a young woman might do when making a random post about her celebrity crush.

          Your posts in this thread have been kind of intrusive and inappropriate in my opinion. Maybe it’s best to just drop it. It isn’t that important how she calculates year gaps.