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solsangraal@lemmy.zip 1 day agojfc
every day i feel fortunate and privileged that i lived my life backwards-- i did the whole go apeshit and enjoy the fuck out of life in my 20s, then start getting “serious” about a career. i can’t imagine how miserable i would have been by now if i’d gone straight4 from community college to a 4 year, to grad school, and then straight to “grownup” job without having gotten my “midlife crisis” out of the way when i was young. yeah, i’ve always been one notch above broke, but if i’m destined to work until death, at least some part of my life was awesome
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Yeah exactly. You did your best in the best time…though one could argue which is the best time. i was a dumb fuck in my 20s, but i enjoyed everything even more :-)
And yes, backwards sounds a lot better than the usual stupid model which wants to grind you to pieces and THEN throw you out to live in p(i/ea)ce(s). “A notch above broke” isn’t bad if you get what you want out of life with the minimum amount of work. I know people who have it all and still want more and more while still always being miserable.