Me: “I’m 4X years old, I have my whole life ahead of me.”
News: “Another 40-something person with enough money to definitely have done something about their health issues dies of something terrible that their body did to them.”
my life partner, had a coworker suddenly die in their sleep, for no decernable reason. they were 32 and in near perfect health. exercised, are healthy, had good work/life balance and didn’t use drugs…
reality’s is cruel, there is a reason billionaires set the retirement age so late…
live today, tomorrow is not garuanteed. that’s why they are working you to death today.
See this is why I just do what I do. My ticket is going to get punched regardless eventually, and if the trade off to claw back a few extra years at the end of the line is to be miserable eating plain cheerios and running on a treadmill for 3 hours a day, they can have those years and Ill just be happy while Im living.
Thus far…knock on wood…its served me well.
The Real World
A 29 year old is barely an adult. They’ve never really faced any hardships. They still turn to mom and dad for advice on any major decision. They diet is mostly products that advertise during kids’ cartoons. They haven’t saved a cent towards retirement, have no investments, and half their furniture is stuff they grabbed from the side of the road while they were in college / university.
The Sports World
The 21 year old rookie asks for advice from the wisest person they know, their 29 year old teammate.
One of the fun things about being in your 40s is that, as long as you’re taking good care of yourself, you don’t feel THAT old, but the only way you’ll be considered young is by dying within the next 10-20 years 😄
❌ “He’s still young, only 43”
✅ “He was so young, only 53”
That tracks. People only care about our birth and your death. In between, they treat you like a vending machine that owes them something.
You are punished for every moment you spend being human, every moment not devoted to the machine.
They only seem to care when it benefits them directly. Punishment is collective, enhanced by the poisoned individualism destined to segment and distrust the other people we should be seeing as friendly. The fact is, anything other than life or death is essentially lies and deceiving, this is evident with the “protect the kids” and the like - using a particular minority as tools of discrimination.
Like you said, from the moment of birth, we are destined to keep the bone crushing machine running. Manipulated and exploited is one way to describe this
I would have left regardless, if it were not for my family. Now got debt for years, then I will do a disappearing act. No use participating any.ore, I don’t even get proper healthcare.
I’m a outliving everyone so nobody needs to read any obituary bs about me.
Yeah I am basically a corpse at this point.
You:
he was 7 years old when that was filmed
I don’t know whether muscles were meant to do that or not but I don’t think they should… 😕
As someone interested in e-sports, it’s a bit harsh to see the top players agree that 20-25 is way too old to be good.
The best Counter-Strike players usually fall within that range. There’s also plenty of 30+ veterans to be found in the pro scene, some even in the world’s best teams.
It’ll be a sad day when Niko or Karrigan retire.
What matters most in a game?
Strategy? Older = better (experience)
Reflexes? Younger = better
And then there’s Chess, where I can get thrashed by 8 year olds and 80 year olds alike.
Wrong in DotA and AOE 2.
That being said there is some advantage to being young, but experience is quite impactful in less twitchy games.
Yeah, I guess it depends on the game a lot. I occasionaly watch Rocket League. It’s just pure reaction, muscle memory and quick movements, so basically no one in the top matches are above the early twenties.
Basically every single broodwar pro is older than that. Its just idiots who dont know what theyre talking about, even if they are a top player themselves. The only reason its kinda true in physical sports is because of the immense strain you put on your body.
Realizing this was probably the last Winter Olympics where I’ll be younger than any of the hockey players was a fun thought.
Diana Nyad was 64 years old when she swam 110 miles from Cuba to the USA without a shark cage.
If she was younger, she may have been able to carry the cage instead of leaving it behind.
From my school group, were all now vintage, some have effectively lived “older person” mentality since turning 30. For completely unscientific observations, they also appear physically older too.
For completely unscientific observations, they also appear physically older too.
This sounds plausible, if we assume having a “old person” mentality is correlated with things we know age people faster like stress, lower physical activity, and less cognitive stimulation, and that on top of it, it also influences how people dress and body language, it wouldn’t be surprising it would make people look older.
On the other one, some “youthful” behaviours, like not sleeping enough or substance abuse, will also age people in their 30s very fast.
Pleased to report still a bit childish, but no recreational chemicals. Sadly, I’m still looking my age.
Whereas I’ve enjoyed probably far too many recreational chemicals and still look the same as I did 15 years ago pretty much.
Now don’t take this the wrong way but I feel the need to dislike you for being so lucky! 🤣🖖 (British humour, intended to be friendly not rude by the way)
Oh I’m sure I more thanake up for it with my many other deficits don’t worry haha
My dad started looking his age of 60 as soon as he stopped saying “you’re as old as you feel” after a depression.
Fernando Alonso is always going to be in F1.
Warning: bragging
In my 20s I made a series of life choices that locked me into cycling and taking the train for decades. It was for the environment, but now in my 40s I’m apparently still very healthy.
Takeaway: Sitting in the car for hours every day is bad for people. Public transit costs time in the short term but saves time (and money) in the long term.
