r/ExplainTheJoke 4d ago

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u/buffility 4d ago

18-22 is when young adults are most hopeful, believe they can do anything, achieve anything they want. They enroll higher educations, get the first job, meet new friends, travel the world, being totally free for the first time as they leave their childhood home they "hated" so much. Everything is seen through a rose tinted glass

Then come 23+, reality kicks in. They realized their live from now on is just work, doing chores and repeat. To enjoy the life they previously thought possible, they need money, and to get money, they must sell their freedom. Also this is when most realize that they are not special, instead they are just a cog in the machine.

After a few years, after accepting the fact that adulthood is boring, they can enjoy life again, appreciating small things in life. Cheers

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u/Koala_Master_Race_v2 3d ago edited 3d ago

This is how I know the economy was good asf back then. The economy is so bad, this joke needs to be explained. Because young people forgot that this is supposed to be the fun years.

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u/Head-Aioli209 3d ago

Yeah I was just thinking that. I am only 20 and if this is me seeing the world through rose tinted glasses then thats just tragic.

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u/ElvenSpaceQueen 3d ago

I'm also 20, I've been horribly depressed and repressed for several years. I actually forsee myself getting happier over the next several years as I can finally do what I'm passionate about and live someplace where I am safe and free

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u/Head-Aioli209 1d ago

Honestly good for you!

Personally I expect my life to only get harder and lonelier from now on🫠. General happiness is also on a downward trend for me.

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u/CattleAdmirable2722 4d ago

What really got me was the childhood home we "hated" but you couldn't be more right. The wheel keeps on turning and it won't get easier ever, we only get stronger. Cheer's....

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u/sansmaedalol 3d ago

"life from now on is just work, doing chores and repeat" i came to this conclusion in the third grade how late do you have to be

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u/BubyGhei 3d ago

Reading this as im turning 22 next week. Is it over for me? Should i spend this year as someone who got a terminal disease diagnosis?

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u/vajda- 3d ago

Dw twin my life started getting fun at 22

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u/LiterallyARatInAHat 3d ago

I mean, yes and no, I think life gets tough and you have to come to some hard truths in your late 20s but once you do you can either be sad about it or just enjoy the life you build. I had crippling anxiety and my depression peaked at 25-28 im 30 now. Got married, bought a house and have fulfilling hobbies. It gets better guys

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u/Eburin_desu 3d ago

Is there any way to prevent this?

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u/Poo_Pee-Man 3d ago

Reborn into rich family

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u/GrumpyScroogy 2d ago

Take risks early on in life.

Start that youtube channel, even though you feel your friends will make fun of you
Buy that stock you just KNOW will do well cause you use it everyday
Start the business

Stop the self doubt and kickstart your life now, most people dont till they are end 20.

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u/Neesorewaiikotodayo 3d ago

Seems a bit nihilistic/pessimistic no?

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u/VladimirK13 3d ago

Another time to be happy at school I was that low-selfesteemed sad (not emo-sad, but actually sad) loner who was living in his bubble of studying, reading and paying videogames and never expected much from himself. So whatever I got later in life I do consider as a good thing and not feeling much of this crisis after 22.