• matchphoenix@feddit.uk
      43·
      2 years ago

      The least destructive sports: Let me fling this ball at 120mph (at another human being).

      The most destructive sports: Let me fling myself at top speed at another human being.

    • The Picard ManeuverOP
      33·
      2 years ago

      I know, it’s rough. I remember watching StarCraft 2 back in the day, and one of my favorites was “WhiteRa”, and they always made comments about him being ancient at 32…

      • LyceriusEnglish
        11·
        2 years ago

        Good ol’ “Special Tactics” WhiteRa. It’s funny, because most of the top SC1 players are now that age.

        • trashxeos@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
          7·
          2 years ago

          I’m old enough to have played OG Star Craft, v1.0.3 v1.05 on CD ROM on an AMD K6-2 with 64MB of RAM…where’d my ibuprofen go?

          • LyceriusEnglish
            2·
            2 years ago

            Same here. SC1 and Civ II were the first computer games that I owned.

            • trashxeos@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
              1·
              2 years ago

              I didn’t play Civ II, I was into Starcraft, Incoming (1998 Rage Software), the Motocross Madness demo, Space Cadet, and RCT.

        • The Picard ManeuverOP
          4·
          2 years ago

          Yes! Special tactics… I also remember twitch chat (I think it might have still been justin.tv then) would laugh about how many tea breaks he took per day.

          It feels like ages ago.

  • terry_tibbs@lemmy.ml
    36·
    2 years ago

    Meanwhile in F1 a 42 year old is dicking on everyone else who isn’t driving a Red Bull.

    • egonallanon@lemm.ee
      10·
      2 years ago

      I appreciate Alonso making still feel young and keep the insane fantasy that I will one day be a race driver alive.

    • sheogorath
      4·
      2 years ago

      Let’s hope he can get into a good car and set a record for the oldest age to win a title. Although it’s quite hard as the oldest title winner is Fangio for his fifth title when he was 46 years old.

      • EddoWagt@feddit.nl
        2·
        2 years ago

        I don’t think he’ll be able to get another title, but I sure hope he can at least get a race win

    • jsheradin@kbin.social
      3·
      2 years ago

      He broke records for youngest WDC, pole sitter, podium, race winner, etc. I fully expect he’s going to set records for oldest.

  • InLikeClint@kbin.social
    22·
    2 years ago

    I’ve been watching sports my whole comprehensive life. Just last season, for the first time ever, I was older than the head coach of my team. I mean I still am, but you get it.

  • abbadon420@lemm.ee
    14·
    2 years ago

    Professional sports is great. You can have a whole career before you start your career as a B-grade advertisement actor or sports collumnist (if you’re lucky).

    • VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf
      7·
      2 years ago

      Must have been somewhat of a problem for the sport back when you were a child. Especially when you were between the ages of 0 and 3.

    • spiderman@ani.socialEnglish
      131·
      2 years ago

      40 is young to be a senior developer.

      thought having more than 5 years of experience makes you a senior dev

      • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
        7·
        2 years ago

        You become a senior dev when you hold enough of the secret knowledge in your head that they don’t dare sack you.

    • kn0wmad1c@programming.devEnglish
      83·
      2 years ago

      I’m a principal dev (the step higher than senior in my company) and I’m under 40. I think it mostly depends on luck and being in the right place at the right time.

      • SpaceNoodle
        14·
        2 years ago

        Also, titles vary wildly among different roles at different companies. A junior dev in some MANGA team could be considered a principal engineer at a small startup.