This is why college was peak. Later classes so I could afford to stay up later. Regularly was up until 3am in college. Not sure if I could last that long now.

'work' just replaced 'school'. same restrictions usually apply, just with the "i'm an adult" modifier that lets you deviate with some degree of risk to your paycheck.

Tbf school night just turned into work night 🤷‍♂️

School nights just turned into work nights.

wait what? Complete opposite for me. When I was in school I would hang out after school all the time. Work days are much longer and I have other responsibilities so now it's more rare to have time.

I retired in January after 40 years (not counting jobs during college). Marriage collapsed not long after (unrelated). So now I live alone and have nothing on my calendar. It's honestly so very strange not having to go to bed early on a weeknight. Also, for some reason, the hours and days go very slowly, but the weeks and months go very quickly. Time is fundamentally different than it was previously.

I'm 40, haven't been in school for 18 years, and "I can't, it's a school night" is a common refrain from me when my friends try to get me to stay out drinking. Everyone understands, no one argues (well, sometimes they'll plead one more time). So, I will not be updating my phrasebook for correctness

You've gotta replace "school" with "work." They're basically the same thing anyway - prison - but at least you won't feel silly.