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The story
A thread on 5ch began with a poster confessing that since turning 50, movies, manga, games — basically all mainstream entertainment — now strike them as childish and unenjoyable. The poster lamented that even rewatching beloved classic films no longer stirs the same emotions it once did. Replies poured in, ranging from “my senses were already dulling by my 30s” to “that’s not aging, you’re just bored of everything.” The conversation then took a turn when one commenter argued that “if you’re really enjoying something, you should be able to explain how you enjoy it” — sparking a long back-and-forth between two participants over whether the other was genuinely enjoying entertainment at all. What began as a broader discussion of age and sensitivity gradually devolved into a personal dispute between the two.
What people said
Maybe I'm done for.
Nah, I was already faking it by my 30s.
I feel you.
Lately I've just been watching that kind of wistful battle-type stuff on repeat.
They lack class and intelligence, so the moment they get a little status they get cocky, start mocking people, or land themselves in scandals.
Isn't that basically the typical poster you'd find on nanG (this board, "Nanademo Jikkyo G")?
Your mind's already hit its expiration date.
Living a long life isn't always a blessing, huh.
No I won't, idiot! I just rewatched the Godfather trilogy
and even that felt childish. I loved it back in the day, but now I can see the immaturity in it.
More like below kindergarten level.
Fair point, but classic films…
Re: #51
Innocent love, true love, excessively deranged — innocent love, true love, excessively deranged — innocent love, true love, excessively deranged — innocent love, true love, excessively deranged
Nobody said anime, genius.
Didn't a few get mentioned already?
All that's been mentioned is movies, books, and philosophy, no?
They were mentioned.
There you go.
(￣_￣) 'huh, okay' shrug and nothing more.
Wow, you've experienced literally everything there is in movies and books, how impressiveeeeeee.
Other than that, nothing really moves me anymore.
Wait…
There are movies about that too, aren't there?
Didn't you just say movies only cover things you've already experienced…?
Wait, have you seen Warfare?
You haven't even seen it… and I actually went to the theater for it, what!?!?w
(￣_￣) 'huh, okay'
Nah, I haven't seen that one.
are really just putting up a front because deep down they're not enjoying it at all. Sad, really.
But that's just your imagination, isn't it?
Because if you really were enjoying it, you'd get mad and go 'I AM enjoying it, you idiot!'
There you go again with your convenient little delusions, lol.
Go on, teach me how to enjoy it then.
Why would I have to teach you?
Go on, teach me?
You're enjoying it, right?
What kind of logic is 'if you enjoy it, you have to teach it'?
I'm not a detective or a prosecutor, geez!
You're just a pitiful guy lost in his own delusions.
When it comes to wishful thinking, you're every bit as guilty.
So it really was just wishful thinking after all, lol.
You gave yourself away.
The sad part is you don't even realize it.
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
Self-deprecating threads about “losing your sensitivity with age” pop up regularly on 5ch, and this one followed the same pattern — the general discussion about the relationship between aging and entertainment that kicked things off wrapped up early, while the back half of the thread was dominated almost entirely by an exchange between two posters, ID:AHx4Mtw50 and ID:qPUTAYfS0. Their arguments — “there’s nothing left to learn from experiencing movies or books again at this point” versus “isn’t that just a snap judgment?” — talked past each other and never converged, eventually devolving into a circular dispute over whether the other person was really enjoying entertainment or not. The original poster (ID:W67TQBmb0) also posted multiple times, and the posting history suggests this was less a generic anonymous-board debate and more an argument rooted in the OP’s own genuine frustration.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nanademo Jikkyo G) thread “It’s painful how nothing mainstream is fun anymore once you’re past 50.”
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