@vampiress Something I've found increasingly intriguing in my 30s and now 40s was actors, authors, musicians, etc being contemporaries -- people who grew up reading the same books, watching the same movies, more and more playing the same games, etc.
As a child (partially just because of the viewpoint of course) books were written by or games were programmed by Much Older People (often in The Distant Past) and I'd never imagine them being relatable or someone I might ever meet or talk to.
@vampiress my spouse and I were watching the first episode of Wild Cards. Jason Priestly appeared, and my spouse said, “he got old.” I just stared at her and told her that he’s 6 months younger than I am.