Ofc, us being here means we're a lot better off than the average Westerner
Ofc, "we’re leftists so at least we broke free of the intraclass warfare brainworm” but a lot of times, whenever I talk to people from China or South America, I realize how much more well adjusted and mentally healthy they are
Our insidious culture of consumerism, vile propaganda, competition, class warfare, etc. is something no human should ever be exposed to or experience
I feel like basically two decades of my life have just been a write-off. Like the things I had to put up with kept me from living, I genuinely had the feeling like I was a zombie, already dead, shuffling through the motions for most of my life. Like making friends or going places or trying new things and experimenting, and all the other shite that young people are supposed to do to enjoy their childhood, learn, and grow up. I'm in such a better place now but I feel like I'll always be doing catch-up. If I had been encouraged earlier maybe I'd already be good at drawing, or I'd have more social experiences so I'm not so awkward or I might have been able to come out with my gender identity sooner or I'd have had sex by now ( :volcel-kamala:) or I'd have been financially secure and be able to see a doctor for once as a nearly 30 year old man.
yeah, same here. I'm 32 years old and missed my chance to do all that shit when I was a kid. Still never had sex or a girlfriend or a FWB or even a date... and it feels like there is no hope to really catch up on those things.
And I'm worried that even if I am ever fit to meet people, my chances to experience some more care-free dating are too late and women will just be worried about how much I "have my shit together" and my career prospects and all that crap... I don't know, feels hopeless