I was born in 1989 and the math is HARD some days.

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Can confirm, am born in 2000.

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I understand that people are scared of “new” math, but for a 1989 birthday just take the last too digits of the current year, add ten, then add one if you’ve already had a birthday this year, e.g. 23+10+1=34. Almost the same math I used to count change when I worked retail.

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for a 1989 birthday just take the last too digits of the current year, add ten, then add one if you’ve already had a birthday this year, e.g. 23+10+1=34.

… you lost my brain at 1989.

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Today year - 2000 + 11 is that hard?

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Why do people even calculate this? It’s an integer you only have to increment once a year. Just remember your age.

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Also for you to calculate your age you have to remember your birthday, thats like 3 integers, vs. just 1 for your age!

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They do have to calculate it, it’s just the calculation is a bit easier for them.

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They could also process the year as a string and drop the first two characters.

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