At what age (if ever) did you stop caring about being cool?

[renz20003]

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[Cappuccino]

73.

 

[Crono]

I've never had to worry about looking cool.

wait, wrong gif

 

[pete6032]

Stopped caring about being cool when I was about 17.

I have never stopped caring about dressing well and looking respectable.

 

[skaterdude50]

Im 18 bout to turn 19 and Ive realized atabout 13 being cool isnt about careing about being cool, just do what you do, look as good as you can know as much as you can and youll find people that think youre cool

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[ImpulsE69]

Never cared. Just am.

 

[AMD64Blondie]

About 30.

(I'm 34,about to turn 35 in 4 months.)

 

[Anubis]

i never cared to begin with

 

[Red Squirrel]

Never really cared much, I'm just a cool dude by default, so didn't have to try to act it.

Seriously though I'd say after grade 9 it pretty much didn't matter anymore. 7/8 was the worse for that, if you didn't wear Nike or Adidas you were a loser and could get beat up.

 

[Charmonium]

The idea of having an appearance that was in some way fashionable never even occurred to me. I wouldn't go walking around looking like a 17th century farmer or something else that made some deliberate anti-fashion statement.But I definitely wasn't going for any kind of "look."

But I do tend to buy what I like and as odd as it might be, I think my tastes have gradually acquired something of a subculture vibe. I don't know if that's coincidence or if I just pay more attention now.

 

[SKORPI0]

Can't stop if I didn't start to begin with. In the end, it doesn't even matter to me.

 

[Mai72]

 

[snoopy7548]

I think I stopped caring about being cool right around the time I bought a pinball machine. Pinball machine = InstaCool™.

 

[Perknose]

But I do tend to buy what I like and as odd as it might be, I think my tastes have gradually acquired something of a subculture vibe. I don't know if that's coincidence or if I just pay more attention now.

The vibe you're noticing is derision, dude. Nobody likes a mostly bald guy with a wispy man bun, OR droopy pants revealing Frozen themed boxers . . . especially when those pants are khaki Dockers!

 

[Charmonium]

Ha. I don't really mind derision but that's not the impression I get. Cargo pants, t-shirt, ratty sneakers and black pig skin welding jacket. That's for winter.

I cut my hair just over a year ago. Very short. I was tired of dealing with a 1 foot pony tail that I had to keep in a bun just so it wouldn't get caught between my back and chair. Long hair is a pain in the a**. But now I miss it so I'm trying to grow it back in. It's almost scrunchy time. Another month or so I think.

 

[ultimatebob]

I stopped caring about being cool around the time my daughter was born, around five years ago. I just didn't have time to worry about that shit.

Now that she's grown up a bit, I'm starting to care about my appearance a bit more. I ditched my Chevy Cruze econobox for a shiny new Ford Mustang, and I'm getting rid of some of my ratty clothes for newer stuff.

 

[Sonikku]

The day I realized I would never be half as cool as this kid.

 

[IronWing]

I gave up being cool when I realized that I am just too hot to be cool.

 

[FeuerFrei]

Probably shortly after I graduated college.

As far as self image goes, the older I get, the more I care about my appearance. And the more willing I am to experiment. Orange pants? Ok!

 

[brianmanahan]

The day I realized I would never be half as cool as this kid.

 

[brianmanahan]

At what age (if ever) did you stop caring about being cool?

i never cared. me and my weird friends thought of weird things we could do to make people think we were even weirder.

 

[MrSquished]

I stopped when I found out that I was actually a pretty cool guy. That took me until my late 20's. I got over those insecurities before then, and now in my 40's I have new ones. Full circle shit.

 

[BarkingGhostar]

Stopped caring about being cool when I was about 17.

I have never stopped caring about dressing well and looking respectable.

Looking and being respectable are two different things. Glad to see you are going for a "look".

 

[Darwin333]

Ha. I don't really mind derision but that's not the impression I get. Cargo pants, t-shirt, ratty sneakers and black pig skin welding jacket. That's for winter.

I cut my hair just over a year ago. Very short. I was tired of dealing with a 1 foot pony tail that I had to keep in a bun just so it wouldn't get caught between my back and chair. Long hair is a pain in the a**. But now I miss it so I'm trying to grow it back in. It's almost scrunchy time. Another month or so I think.

Please tell me that you are one of the rare unicorn female ATOT members.

 

[pete6032]

Looking and being respectable are two different things. Glad to see you are going for a "look".

Where did I say I didn't actually respectfully?