How your view of high schoolers changes with age

This meme uses different sizes and versions of Mario and Luigi from the Super Mario franchise to illustrate how people's perception of high schoolers shifts as they get older. Before entering high school, you see high schoolers as huge, mature, adult-like giants, represented by the oversized live-action Mario and Luigi from the 1993 Super Mario Bros. film. When you are actually attending high school, you see high schoolers as normal-sized young people, represented by standard adult Mario and Luigi. After you graduate high school, you look back and realize high schoolers are actually just young kids, represented by tiny Baby Mario and Baby Luigi. The joke highlights how aging changes your perspective and makes you feel older than you once did, which matches the original title that this makes you feel older than you are.

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How I viewed High-Schoolers (pre-High School)
How I viewed High-Schoolers (in High School)
How I viewed High-schoolers (post-High School)

Overview

This meme uses different sizes and versions of Mario and Luigi from the Super Mario franchise to illustrate how people's perception of high schoolers shifts as they get older. Before entering high school, you see high schoolers as huge, mature, adult-like giants, represented by the oversized live-action Mario and Luigi from the 1993 Super Mario Bros. film. When you are actually attending high school, you see high schoolers as normal-sized young people, represented by standard adult Mario and Luigi. After you graduate high school, you look back and realize high schoolers are actually just young kids, represented by tiny Baby Mario and Baby Luigi. The joke highlights how aging changes your perspective and makes you feel older than you once did, which matches the original title that this makes you feel older than you are.

Origin notes

This is a relatable meme that originates from Reddit, as noted by the source information. It uses existing artwork and assets from the Super Mario franchise, including the 1993 live-action Super Mario Bros. movie art and official art for standard and baby Mario/Luigi, compiled into a comparison meme format to make the joke about changing perspective with age.

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