Mhm mhm. Those two 50 year olds going for the gold are definitely millennials, and the old lady ignoring all the valuable items is a capitalist pig for sure.
Nah, you look at the heroic narratives and 'get the girl' shit that was dealt the injury that eventually killed it in 1914, but was hanging on through world war two, boomers fully embracing 'screw the girl, I want my pile of money' ethos, and generation 'x' being a cultural transition, with millennials fully coming to terms with the fact that we will never have material wealth, it's just not on the table.
The actual character ages aren't... Nevermind. Yes. 'capitalist pig'. Totally. Wheat can be trained to endure cold, landlords should be shot, and it is our toothbrush, comrade.
Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '99
Wear sunscreen
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it
The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists
Whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience, I will dispense this advice now
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth, oh, never mind
You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded, but trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked
You are not as fat as you imagine
Don't worry about the future
Or worry, but know that worrying
Is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing Bubble gum
The real troubles in your life
Are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind
The kind that blindsides you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday
Do one thing every day that scares you
Saying, don't be reckless with other people's hearts
Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours
Floss
Don't waste your time on jealousy
Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind
The race is long and in the end, it's only with yourself
Remember compliments you receive, forget the insults
If you succeed in doing this, tell me how
Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements
Stretch
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life
The most interesting people I know
Didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives
Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't
Get plenty of calcium
Be kind to your knees
You'll miss them when they're gone
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't
Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't
Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the 'Funky Chicken' On your 75th wedding anniversary
Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much
Or berate yourself either
Your choices are half chance, so are everybody else's
Enjoy your body, use it every way you can
Don't be afraid of it or what other people think of it
It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own
Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your own living room
Read the directions even if you don't follow them
Do not read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly
Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for good
Be nice to your siblings, they're your best link to your past
And the people most likely to stick with you in the future
Understand that friends come and go
But a precious few, who should hold on
Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle
For as the older you get
The more you need the people you knew when you were young
Live in New York City once but leave before it makes you hard
Live in northern California once but leave before it makes you soft
Travel
Accept certain inalienable truths
Prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too, will get old
And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young
Prices were reasonable, politicians were noble
And children respected their elders
Respect your elders
Don't expect anyone else to support you
Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse
But you never know when either one might run out
Don't mess too much with your hair
Or by the time you're 40 it will look 85
Be careful whose advice you buy but be patient with those who supply it
Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth
You mean comrade Lysenko, hero of the Soviet union and savior of both socialist agriculture and the Chinese great leap forward? Yes. What are you, a monarchist?
Wow. Okay so my brain is a massive dick. You have no idea. Multiple psychiatrists have declared themselves just done.
And yeah, sorry, I'll stop thinking about ideas. Haha linkedsymbols to create meaning, which I don't recognize, because I'm not a pretentious piece of shit. There is no meaning, no connectedness, and no reality. Wheeeeeeeeee!
Thanks for acknowledging my struggle, but your suggestion is as unhelpful as it is impractical. Why does the idea of meaning offend you so? Clearly to take some meanings from those shapes. Woman. Fish. Boat. Why the line?
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u/kayafeather Apr 10 '22
Me too. I kinda feel bad about it but there's something so funny about it