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Post #1452620

2026-04-20 17:16 UTC

Age verification but instead of verifying your age via some weird numeric or biometric bullshit, have people swipe left (“I don’t get it”) or right (“I understand this reference”) on memes until your age is calculated.

Replies (17)

  • @hl@social.lol 2026-04-20 17:20

    @hazelweakly@hachyderm.io what age do I get if I don't understand the swipe interface?

    Open ##2721354

  • @artcollisions@vis.social 2026-04-20 17:21

    @hazelweakly@hachyderm.io geeze, I feel like even being able to swipe one direction or another is an indication of age (I would fall into the fossilized category, btw).

    Open ##2721356

  • @hazelweakly@hachyderm.io all your many years are belong to us

    Open ##2721357

  • @michaelgemar@cosocial.ca 2026-04-20 17:23

    @hazelweakly@hachyderm.io @CowboyWho@libranigans.com Tippecanoe and Tyler Too!

    Open ##2721358

  • @zipkid@gts.solfood.be 2026-04-20 17:26

    @hazelweakly@hachyderm.io and then all the memes are north-American so the rest of the world is eternally minor.

    Open ##2721360

  • @hazelweakly@hachyderm.io This has been implemented by @illuminesce@gamedev.lgbt for fun in their satirical game F.F.O.A.M! With "general" culture rather than memes, but it was super infuriatingly well-made (the age verification test, called F.F.A.R.T, is at the very end of the museum) https://illuminesce.itch.io/ffoam

    Open ##2721362

  • @hazelweakly@hachyderm.io Add 15 years to the person's age if they take more than 5 seconds to figure out that one has to answer by swiping instead of by tapping. I had a hard time using TikTok and the like, the first time around, because of the swiping alone.

    Open ##2721364

  • @hazelweakly@hachyderm.io Half my friends don't know what 2 Girls 1 Cup means. I did a poll. Mid-forties. They should all know this.

    Open ##2721365

  • @tartley@fosstodon.org 2026-04-20 18:59

    @hazelweakly@hachyderm.io we Need a remake of "Yes, Yes, No"

    Open ##2721369

  • @billyadams@okla.social 2026-04-20 19:05

    @hazelweakly@hachyderm.io @lisamelton@mastodon.social And with a secret "What's a meme?" link that automatically admits you.

    Open ##2721370

  • @Seb1982@norden.social 2026-04-20 19:28

    @hazelweakly@hachyderm.io "Please complete the following sentence to verify your age: Ebony and Ivory live together in..."

    Open ##2721371

  • @yantor3d@mas.to 2026-04-20 19:52

    @hazelweakly@hachyderm.io "To verify your age, use this T9 input to set your away message."

    Open ##2721372

  • @millardjk@vmst.io 2026-04-20 19:56

    @hazelweakly@hachyderm.io Too many false results: it would probably say my spouse is not alive (too many ”I don’t get it” across all age groups), and think my 20yo is much older than they are (unexpectedly high “I understand” swipes for age significantly older).

    Open ##2721373

  • @felipeB@hachyderm.io 2026-04-20 22:33

    @hazelweakly@hachyderm.io guess the cool number a) 69 b) 67

    Open ##2721374

  • @mmu_man@m.g3l.org 2026-04-21 00:06

    @hazelweakly@hachyderm.io like that? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J-qKCrubyc

    Open ##2721375

  • @trenner@mastodon.social 2026-04-21 03:25

    @hazelweakly@hachyderm.io “We have determined you are either 16 or 35 but terminally online”

    Open ##2721376

  • @dbenzhuser@freiburg.social 2026-04-21 08:35

    @hazelweakly@hachyderm.io Something like this was used in Leisure Suit Larry 1 by Al Lowe back in 1987. https://allowe.com/games/larry/tips-manuals/lsl1-age-quiz.html

    Open ##2721377