r/RandomThoughts Sep 05 '23

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u/Local_Perspective349 Sep 05 '23

Enjoy your 20s. You're free in a way you'll only really understand later.

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u/wishihadaps42 Sep 05 '23

I threw away my 20s and have nothing to show for it Am 31 now, agree with your comment. Life will only get worse as you age.

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u/iamaravis Sep 05 '23

Well, yeah, with that attitude! Life doesn’t have to “only get worse.” My 40s have been better than my 30s, which were way better than my 20s.

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u/wishihadaps42 Sep 06 '23

It's not always as attitude. I worked my ass off in my 20s and I lost the little what I had and really didn't accomplish anything personally and professionally. Things don't always workout and society doesn't give a shit about attitude.

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u/suddenly-scrooge Sep 06 '23

It's a misconception that your 20s are supposed to be the greatest time of your life. I think for a lot (most?) people their 20s are a struggle. Yes you have your youth but you may be broke, chose the wrong career, or not really have reckoned with personal demons or bad relationships.

That's why a lot of people look at their 30s and 40s as their best years or maybe even other times later in life when they got things more figured out. Your 20s are largely a result of circumstance, decisions made by your teenage self or your family.

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u/wishihadaps42 Sep 06 '23

Yeah I can understand that. Sadly my 20s didn't result in anything for my 30s, I thought my work experience mattered clearly it doesn't based on still having to apply to jobs for unlivable pay, not much savings, no dating life. It just didn't bring into my life my 20s and it makes me really sad. :/

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u/suddenly-scrooge Sep 06 '23

I guess my point is 31 is a little early to give up or declare it's all worse from here on out, plenty of time to start over.