My pops looked like an Anchorman in his senior portrait (1968)Submitted by seeloladance t3_11c3tec in OldSchoolCool
BlueGreenTrails t1_ja1jabo wrote
Why do people born before 1980 always look middle aged in high school senior photos?
PhDPepper5 t1_ja1o4ky wrote
My theory? Second hand smoke.
whatevrmn t1_ja1q9zp wrote
And leaded gasoline.
PhDPepper5 t1_ja1qmpy wrote
Yes!
BlueGreenTrails t1_ja1qpwi wrote
that’s a great theory
iTwango t1_ja26kfr wrote
I believe Vsauce actually did a video about this. It's because the styles and appearances of the people we associate with a specific age tend to emerge when they are young and continue indefinitely. So we see a guy with this hair, this outfit, this facial hair, and assume "man in 1980s" even if the face is clearly 18.
Available-Comb6135 t1_ja2whk8 wrote
Some people matured early and hit puberty early. I knew some people who looked grown in high school.
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