Imgflip Logo Icon

Clinging to the past mindset

Clinging to the past mindset | Why do some people; become psychologically time-stuck in the culture of their youth? | image tagged in old hippies,time stuck,holding on to faded ideas,clinging to the past | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
1,447 views 30 upvotes Made by anonymous 4 years ago in The_Think_Tank
Old hippies memeCaption this Meme
32 Comments
5 ups, 4y
Being young is fun, what else can I say?
[deleted]
4 ups, 4y,
1 reply
3 ups, 4y
So they're conservatives.
4 ups, 4y,
1 reply
Steve Harvey Meme | IDEALISM & GOOD TIMES | image tagged in memes,steve harvey | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
I suppose I go for the idea that they thought their idealism would (& still could, That’s why they cling to it) change the world.
Usually these ideals come along in the joyful merriment of youth and they are just unwilling to leave it behind.
Each to their own.. let them enjoy it

peace.
1 up, 4y
Nostalgia
3 ups, 4y,
1 reply
Maybe because the future is becoming dim? The world isn't just going to hell, it's picking up speed.

I'm a little jealous of her beard...?
4 ups, 4y,
2 replies
I can't stop looking at her goatee.
[deleted]
4 ups, 4y,
1 reply
Yes I noticed that, too. She appears fine with it though, lol
3 ups, 4y
Ha, yeah, true.
3 ups, 4y,
2 replies
I was beginning to wonder if she was a she and the confusion was just me.
[deleted]
3 ups, 4y,
1 reply
I think she just likes her woman goatee. Not sure why, but to each their own :)
3 ups, 4y,
1 reply
Wait a minute, isn't that Jimi Page? He's been turning into an elderly Japanese man with age.
[deleted]
3 ups, 4y,
1 reply
Meanie lol
2 ups, 4y
3 ups, 4y,
1 reply
She hippied so hard in the 60's the hair in her armpits had to find
another outlet of expression XDDD
1 up, 4y
The hazards of not shaving resulting in extensions of another sort,,,
3 ups, 4y
Because we were happy then, not fermenting in an ever-declining rut.
3 ups, 4y
2 ups, 4y,
1 reply
Basically all people except for a select few do.
Our minds shape themselves most of all when we are young, the younger we are the more this happens. This is why kids are so flexible when it comes to changes, since for them everything is new anyway, and they got to absorb it all if they are to use it when they are adults.

The older we get the more our brain will reject learning new things. Some people are still willing to push through this, and try to accept things change, and other people don't want to do that from the beginning. The days in which our lives began will therefore always shape the template of what we become later. But the world changes faster than people who are 'too old' to accept new changes die out, and as a result they feel out of place and try to get back to their comfort zone, which is the world the way it used to be. And some old people do try to accept the changes the world underwent, but will still have trouble doing so, but as long as you are willing to be open-minded, you can sometimes get quite far anyway.

But in the end kids are meant to learn everything the way it is, and old people are not as they are supposed to know already and use that what they always knew, that is the will of nature, however since humans don't live by the rules of nature anymore and times chances quickly (which doesn't happen in the wild), nature gets a bit busted, and I guess older people pay the price.

Now it's not that old people don't learn at all. There are many things you can only learn by living for a long time. It's for a reason after all that in many cultures old people are considered wise.
[deleted]
1 up, 4y
That makes sense, thanks!
[deleted]
2 ups, 4y,
1 reply
they look so happy.
[deleted]
1 up, 4y
They sure do.
1 up, 4y,
1 reply
[deleted]
1 up, 4y
It is possible, quite possible.
1 up, 4y,
1 reply
Maybe they have just found the culture they liked best in their youth and if you've found that why would you change?
[deleted]
1 up, 4y
Sounds good.
1 up, 4y
Nostalgia is a heck of a drug.

*smokes frosted flakes.*
[deleted]
1 up, 4y
Maybe it's cause any other time was too traumatic to remember so they try and live in thier what you could call their glory days.
1 up, 4y
1 up, 4y
Most likely because it reminds them of happier times. We like to wear clothes that feel good on us, regardless of the current fashion, and listen to music that we grew up to. Its just human nature, I guess...
0 ups, 4y,
1 reply
is the person on the left a boy or girl
[deleted]
2 ups, 4y
Wife (female).
Old hippies memeCaption this Meme
Created with the Imgflip Meme Generator
IMAGE DESCRIPTION:
Why do some people; become psychologically time-stuck in the culture of their youth?