Anybody want to commiserate on something that sucks?

  • FlakesBongler [they/them]
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    1 year ago

    I miss the Beforetimes

    Like, if I had known that the world was going to get like this, I would have really cut loose in college

    Instead I studied like a nerd and got my degree because I had a five year plan and everything

    I should have listened to that cool old guy at the bus stop who told me to enjoy life and not worry about school so much

    • electric_nan@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      Grass is always greener my friend. I'm 45 and just starting my first "real job". I've had a lot of fun, but I'm not super stoked to be looking at starting a career while my friends ponder retirement.

    • corgiwithalaptop [any, love/loves]
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      1 year ago

      Are you me? I didn't get cool until way late in life. Missed out on so much by either not having the right friends in school, or by being too afraid of getting into trouble.

    • Magician [he/him, they/them]
      hexagon
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      1 year ago

      It's rough to see how many opportunities are going away with time. It's shitty too because a lot of that pressure to not live life came from previous generations who are now saying we should've majored in x or just invested in something.

      I don't regret my education so much, but I do regret believing in support systems that would be there once I finished.