No no, I find that having to click back through almost 40 years’ worth of months to get to my birthday allows for a nice pause to consider the fleeting and ever-accelerating nature of life.

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poolnoodle 2 hours ago | parent [-]

You can usually click the year and then pick that first. But the fact that so many people don't instantly get that shows how poorly designed it is.

	▲	JoshTriplett 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> You can usually click the year and then pick that first. Even then, clicking the year will often lead to a tiny one-page list of 10 years, which you can either page back in or click the decade to get shown a list of decades to pick from. So: click 2026, click 2020s, click 19XXs, click a year, click a month, click a birthday. Such an interface makes at least some sense for "pick a date in the near future". When I'm booking an airline flight, I usually appreciate having a calendar interface that lets me pick a range for the departure and return dates. But it makes no sense for a birthday.