I've seen the error of my ways...

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great tune, love the lyrics. and it's not a guilty pleasure!

I used to think i had to do everything when i was 23. in fact i thought my life was over and i would soon get superseded by 18 yr old kids with more time on their hands. 6 years on and i feel rather silly looking back. does anyone else remember feeling like time was running out when they were at a tender age?

ps, i actually feel like i have more time on my hands these days and more freedom

yeah, i remember being that age. i had much lower self-esteem back then. now that i am older i tend to be more positive and confident, and my attitude got a lot better over the years. people are more open to me now then they were back then, and i have had successes at this age that i could not have hoped for back then. personally, i had a lot of growing to do between then and now, which is the case for many people at an age of transition like that. my life had barely started! some people are quite wise at a young age and others are not; some have to grow into themselves i guess.

i am glad to be here, now, at THIS age. i have opportunities now that i didn't have back then, and i'm glad i took a good road to get from there to here.

My memory of being 22 and 23 was getting drunk all the time, doing stupid things, vomiting at nightclubs and in vehicles. It was not a very sensible time of my life.

Indeed one should definitely learn from the wisdom of one's elders. But some elders are better qualified than others, particularly in regards to the plight of young men. The ones I chose to listen to were bitter old divorcees and working men, some of whom are still married, quite a few of them ex-military. Their knowledge and worldview just clicked with me, much the same way many theories in physics do for me. In that red pill instant everything changed and the more I interact with the world, the more their observations and theories ring true. I'm sure I will think differently in 6 years time, but not much differently. They say people get more forgiving and liberal with age, that will probably be true of me too, but unless a similar "red pill moment" occurs, you won't be seeing me on any feminist protests.