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Is 36 old? (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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[–] 22 points 9 months ago (2 children)

That's bullshit people in their ~30's tell other people in their ~30's. I've always been the same and done the same things. For example, in my late 20's, 30's, if someone saw me skateboarding, they'd tell me to act my age. In my 40's it was a cool curiosity, and in my 50's it's inspirational.

When people put others down and tell them to act their age, its a "them" problem. It's their hangups, insecurities, and jealousy showing, not the person living their life as best they can.

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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Yep. I’m almost 40 and still ride shopping carts through the parking lot. I climb on stuff, I jump around, I sit on the bare floor. People look at me funny and I smile and wave. I get visibly excited for things like riding the subway (not from an area with good public transit), or figuring out how novel things I see work. It’s fun. Life -should- be fun. Being a “mature adult” is boring and I don’t want to do it just because some crusty old shit says I should.

    Social norms and stigmas for inconsequential behavior are silly. Are you happy? Are you hurting anyone? If yes and no respectively, you win life!

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    You can't join the army, because your body aches and hurts. It's pretty sad, but many doors close exactly at 30 years old. I watched my doors close while I was trapped surviving, unable to do anything about it. And the army was one of the things I wanted to go through (but I found that executive disfunction would make that rather hard).

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