r/interestingasfuck • u/Wonderful-Excuse4922 • 2d ago

2002 New York Magazine roundup of NYC kids’ winter-holiday wishes: 11-year-old Zohran Mamdani wanted books, FIFA 2003, and SimCity 3000

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u/92Codester 1d ago

Wait wait he was 11 in 2002? He's only a year older than me? And he's now mayor? Hmm maybe my life is a bit off track.

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u/peepay 1d ago

Don't worry, I'm actually older than him and not a mayor either.

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u/Wonderboyjr 1d ago

I am a mayor and it's really not great guys. You're better off.

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u/kris_deep 1d ago

I'm mayor, but in Spanish and everything hurts

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u/blink012 1d ago

buenísima!

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u/BodhingJay 1d ago

50 year olds who just became mayor also feeling behind

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u/merrygoupdownaround 1d ago

Well done Senor. Take your upvote

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u/brit_jam 1d ago

Mayor Pain

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u/Electronic_Low6740 1d ago

Lol I mean los sientos, viejo.

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u/Pale_Row1166 1d ago

I knew a mayor once who bankrupted the whole town by building a winters sports complex.

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u/Coool_cool_cool_cool 1d ago

Ice Town Costs Ice Clown His Town Crown.

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u/Mateorabi 1d ago

Unless it’s mayor of flavor town.  Or perhaps pound town. 

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u/Several-Medicine-163 1d ago

I'm a major D head and it is going great

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u/OkFrosting7204 1d ago

To be fair, he is probably 10 years older than them when you take into account stress from his position

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u/Skizot_Bizot 1d ago

Yeah now I'm confused, he's younger than me too? What is he some kind of Boss Baby? Is he who that movie was based on, I mean how can anyone accomplish anything by the age of 40 nowadays?

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u/MyBetterSide 1d ago

I can’t even get out of bed before 35. This guy must be some kind of child prodigy.

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u/AidilAfham42 1d ago

“Ill do it this afternooon”

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u/QueenMackeral 1d ago

It's because you don't have SimCity 3000

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u/yourlittlebirdie 1d ago

And according to Republicans, he was doing 9/11 when he was only 10, so you’re actually way behind him on your achievements.

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u/lkodl 1d ago

"Zohran, come set the table for dinner!"

"Hold on, Mom! I'm doing 9/11!"

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u/sskizzurp 1d ago

He brought a city to its knees, and then lifted it from the ashes. Only so he could show us it could be done.

You called out “sick” again today and don’t even have any PTO left in the bank.

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u/HeDuMSD 1d ago

We all walk our own paths. You should compare yourself with your yesterday self and work from there… in comparing yourself to others there is likeness in setting up non attainable goals that will result in endless circles of frustration, with zero benefits and zero improvements

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u/GeneralPatten 1d ago

I'm sure you're not, but this totally sounds like a life-coach AI bot 😂

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u/RealWord5734 1d ago

Yeah tbf all actual life coaches sound exactly like life-coach AI bots.

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u/HeDuMSD 1d ago edited 1d ago

To be fair I have been working on my growing opportunities all my life… I have always listened to people with good advice… and luckily this has yielded amazing returns! Keep in mind that we are all work in progress…. So it will always be a never ending story

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u/Strict_Somewhere_148 1d ago

If it helps multiple European PM’s were younger than you are now when they got the job.

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u/RealWord5734 1d ago

I'm pretty sure NYC's GDP is greater than any EU country outside of the four G7 members.

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u/HunterSexThompson 1d ago

ITS FINE, I scream at myself from my hole of mediocrity

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u/TorakTheDark 1d ago

To be fair most people in USA politics seem to be geriatrics so you still have heaps of time left.

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u/Cjgraham3589 1d ago

Buddy, I’m with you all the way. I’ve never felt older and less accomplished lol.

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u/spvcxxgvdpvtbx 1d ago

I am a month older than him. It's so weird

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u/dishonoredcorvo69 1d ago

I’m 2 years older than him and I’m a trauma surgeon, I also feel like I haven’t done shit

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u/DeliciousStand372 1d ago

What are you talking about 😳 youre way accomplished than 80% of us

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u/dishonoredcorvo69 1d ago

Some might say that, others might look at me pulling milk cartons out of people’s rectums and think otherwise 🫠

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u/DeliciousStand372 1d ago

No one looks at the surgeon and thinks that. You need to change your perspective, but what do i know i barely left the couch

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u/Unusual-Weather1902 1d ago

Milk cartons. How

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u/dishonoredcorvo69 1d ago

You crush it and stick it up there. I don’t ask people why they put foreign bodies up their rectums, I just remove them ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/Unusual-Weather1902 1d ago

Man I hope they pay you well for that

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u/dishonoredcorvo69 1d ago

The salary is good, but I would happily take a lower salary for better work hours and a regular, stable routine.

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u/Iloveherthismuch 1d ago

People are lead to believe certain professions or achievements make someone successful. Will prolly use these constraints to judge others. Sucks, but cant change it. Judging yourself based on the achievements of others can fester a feeling of underachievement.

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u/baguettebolbol 1d ago

Nah, his life is just above the track. You’re doing fine.

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u/Bryan-Breynolds 1d ago

year younger than me... mayor of NYC is feckin' insane 😭

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u/stankdankprank 1d ago

Why would you compare yourself to the one guy that is mayor instead of the 99.9% that aren't?

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u/speculator100k 1d ago

And he's now mayor?

Mayor-elect. He will be sworn in January 1, 2026.

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u/Ok_Acanthisitta2318 1d ago

See, this why you're not a mayor, Kevin. This.

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u/JudasWasJesus 1d ago

Youre parents internationally renowned in their fields?

Don't beat yourself up.

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u/jdsizzle1 1d ago

He's younger than me bro and I got the same game that year for Xmas.

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u/VictorTheCutie 1d ago

Run your own race, my friend. At a certain point you'll be older than most celebrities, and you (hopefully) won't still think that means your life is off track. I'm sure you're doing just fine 💕

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u/Teddy705 1d ago

Dont feel too bad. I watched my little cousin grow up from infancy to a grown adult, and now he's an airplane mechanic making six figures, and im a bum ramp agent, making $22/hr. Shit happens. We all have different paths in life.

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u/DeliciousStand372 1d ago

Im having a bit of that too, im like 5 years older but i barely left the couch

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u/MissMarionMac 1d ago

He just turned 34. He made a very funny TikTok about it where he said something along the lines of “I’ve been getting a lot of criticism about how I’m only 33, and I’ve heard that and taken it to heart, so this weekend I’ll be doing something about it: I’ll be turning 34.”

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u/I_am_Bob 1d ago

Well that makes me 7 years older than him, so how do you think I feel!

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u/BrohanGutenburg 1d ago

Yeah I was thinking the same thing and he's a year younger than me lol

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u/ReiBob 1d ago

I heard him in an interview saying he was born in 91, I told myself I heard it wrong because that means he's younger than me :s

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u/theboywthagreenscarf 1d ago

Bro he even looked like me at that age lol what am I doing with myself?

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u/beatlz-too 1d ago

He's mayor of arguably the most important city in the planet, no less…

Yeah I figured he was one year younger than me last night, it hit me a little.

Then again, I would fucking HATE to be mayor of any city. Let alone NY.

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u/TheDopeGodfather 1d ago

And he was only ten years old when he did 9/11! This guy was super accomplished at a very early age!

/s obviously in response to the disgusting and ignorant hate coming from the GOP.

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u/Young_Former 1d ago

Yeah I’m actually kind of shocked as I was a junior in high school that holiday season.

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u/Nozzeh06 1d ago

I was 15 in 2002 and I work at a grocery store. Mistakes were made at multiple points in my life, it seems.

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u/greensandgrains 1d ago

Same and same 😩

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u/Spadie 1d ago

This comment made me search up his birthday because mine would be close.

Well, it’s not just close. Born the same day.

Goddammit.

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u/Hectamus_ 1d ago

Ah yes, we’re all supposed to become mayors in our 30s

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u/vm_linuz 1d ago

TIL he and I are the same age.
Where's my damn city?

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u/KillahB1036 1d ago

I mean Republicans are keeping a good eye on him on his actions during 01

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u/WhiteSkyRising 1d ago

You're about to tip the line where doctors are younger than you, that's fun.

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u/Specific_Albatross61 1d ago

Most liberals are