I'm turning 26 in a few months. I've been a shut-in for the past few years, but I'm finally starting to figure things out and actually live my life. Thanks for posting this.
Yeah, what tripped me out at 28 was seeing friends on Facebook that are getting married to their second wife after a divorce. I just think to myself really that’s how much time has past? Lol
Felt this. I keep comparing myself to everyone around me, especially with the family stuff you mentioned. Frankly, Im spent at this point. I'm trying to rebuild from whats been left, but I went from having a family that lived with me in the home I bought for them, to living on my own because I don't feel I deserve to be with someone who will cheat and treat me like dirt for the rest of my life. Now I'm stuck stuck. I can't move to change careers or explore or really do much now besides work and see my kids on the weekend unless I want to risk their mother attempting some shit where I can no longer see my kids. Choose your partners wisely people, and go out of your way too see the bad in them. I kept trying to only see the good in others and kept getting myself used.
Meaning is subjective , attachment brings euphoria and suffering , ambition brings achievement and stress , detachment brings peace without the same gains in this world. Everything is relative , one person's enlightenment is another's hell.
I love this style of very simplistic and naturalistic portrayal of a thought process. Love when you start watching the ducks. In response to what you're saying, I certainly relate, I got married at 20 and nobody was happy for me (rightly so in retrospect) and now I'm seeing people get together and get engaged and it's weird because in my post-divorce world I'm a 25 year old that feels 18 years old as I spent my early 20s trying to play a mid-40s husband, and now I'm in the part of my life where people are starting to not need to play husband, they just ARE husband (or wife). From what I can tell talking to my older friends, life actually does begin at 30. My Mum spent her 20s having to be an adult, and her late 30s were a time in her life that were very carefree. Life is different for everybody, and there's no point worrying about this, but verbalising the inevitable worry is important still, and great to do. Hope any of that made sense lol
@@JonnyMozza Made tons of sense. Thank you for your input, I really appreciate it. Life works mysteriously, I like to believe things happen how they are meant to, and all in its respective timeline.
Hell yeah. Comparison is a fool's game. 20's are a weird decade because we're adults for the first time but still so close in age to being kids. Its hard making that transition. I've heard 30's are when you start to really feel a sense of peace and calmness with life because you start getting the hang of adulthood and the rest of your life. We shall see. 🫡
Dude, I wish this video was around for me when I was 26. I'm 30 now and probably by most people's measures I must be pretty happy with my life. I'm married to someone I love, I have a good job and financially stable, and a masters. I'm lucky, privileged, yup the whole nine yards. But tbh I still feel inadequate and anxious more often than not. Part of it is there's always someone doing "better" or knows "more" than you do, pressure that you should be doing this or that, and a voice somewhere saying that you've been doing it all wrong. But another part of it is that I'm not doing what I actually want to do. I love playing music and being involved in the artistic community, but instead I put it aside for a completely different career because that's what I should be doing to be "successful". You reminded me of something from the Bhagavad Gita (sorry for being pretentious lol): it's better to imperfectly follow your own svadharma than to perfectly follow someone else's. We all have something that we are meant to do, and we should follow what feels natural to us, despite what others may think. I think you got the right perspective for someone who's only 26 :)
Tell me about it. Last three years of my life have been a write-off. Im here at 26 too, not knowing where I'm headed next, just trying my best to keep on going forwards.
Look , we are free to do what we want here in the US and Canada. You're free babe. Do what you want. Have kids if you want, don't have kids if you don't want. I'm 52, and I'm free and clear with no kids. Even if a relationship doesn't work out, at least I'll be free and clear because, no kids.
I would hate to have kids right now. The world is in turmoil and our economy is sinking like a rock. What kind of person brings a child into this world knowing the hell that life will be in a decade or so?
Human beings have not evolved to be free past a certain point. We are not bears solo roaming through a forest. We evolved in tight knit communities within family units and groups of people with familiar traits. If women have taught us anything in recent times when it comes to the dating market is that being 'sexually liberated' and having hundreds of options doesn't necessarily lead to anything worthwhile... The majority of people tend to operate better with more regulations and less choice. When you open the fridge and you know there's vanilla ice cream in there, you are going to be happy to have some ice cream.. If you open the fridge and there are 30 flavors, you're going to whine about not knowing what to choose, choose one, then regret not trying another one, then you'll try all of them, get fat and in the end you'll settle for one and ignore the other 29, which brings you back to square one. A lot of people are free nowadays, yet their freedom is converted into bitching and whining on the internet... Or playing video games and drinking beer. Turning themselves into a vegetative state and call thar 'enjoyment'.
I’m turning 46 in Jan and thing’s definitely will make more sense then they did at 26. You are spot on with your point of view in my opinion. Live for your self. No need to worry about others opinions
Bro, I'm pushing 20 and I fucking hate it. It's like I know that I'm still young, but there's gonna be a point where I'm gonna get old, and all the shit that I wanted to do to fulfill my life is just gonna slip away.
@@rosemarY.69 The last two sentences of your comment are so depressing and yet so accurate. The only thing we can do is to do as much of the stuff that we want to do 'to fulfill my (our) life' as is possible I guess.
I feel you, it's never too late to do anything, to change your mind, to try something new. Your personality shifts, and what a wonderful thing. I don't ever think we can do everything, but we can certainly try to do the things we've always wanted to do. :)
try coming to terms with the fact that people and things are going to slip away or even fly past you. It can be sad if you fixate on them, but it’s an inevitability. Put your efforts into the things you can grasp though, the context doesn’t matter much, but pick something that seems interesting and run fast as hell towards it. If you see a ledge, turn and look for the next thing. I landed in software weird enough, never would’ve pictured myself here in my youth, but i love it (writing software, not the industry, fuck the industry). It’s really uncomfortable trying to search for the object of your desire, because you definitionally can’t find it, but you can get pretty damn close. Edit: it’s going to be sad no matter what, but parts of it are beautiful. Focus on the beautiful parts.
It's so funny about this demand to "grow up" because, clearly childhood (or just adolescent) trauma or abuse, and the mental health issues it causes basically PAUSED our childhood. At least with some millennials and a whole lot more of Gen Z. We're in our second/third/fourth/infinity & beyond wave (that's right - you're an ocean) and if we were deprived of an experience literally those same people had that talk about "growing up" - then it's our g*d d*mn right.
Anyone that acts like they know what theyre doing and isnt 70+ is lying. Growing up im middle school i remember kids all trying to do "older kid things"..... its the same at this age. Not to say its all non-genuine but it really feels like a lot of people are just putting on airs of success / achievement / yadda yadda. A lot of folks just do what they think theyre supposed to. Im 27 and some of my friends are years younger than me but with multiple kids.... no one is ahead of anyone, but it still feels weird.
@@AnLittleAlex it can take a lot to NOT just do what everyone else does. Or expect to. Jobs, family, kids, all that. The idea that "ill want it then" combats with intuition, but we gotta trust that intuition
Seems like it's more important to you to fight what's expected of you instead of choosing from your available options what's best for you right now. I say this because I think my wife has the same philosophy.. she's so caught up in wanting to be different she doesn't actually evaluate the options she has available to her because some of the options are too expected. Vs my kiddo's who are like... Herm... What can I get away with today..
If that’s the case we would all settle. I don’t know about you, but I have one life and I don’t want to settle for what’s available when I can try my best to get what I actually want out of life. Like I said in the video, id rather die trying to get what I want than following in the footsteps of what’s expected of me, only to be miserable. To each their own.
28 right now and stress is the killer avoid it, stress ages you like a banana because I know 23 yr olds who look 40 and vice versa just live your life the way you want and set goals so you're not aimless
In the end, it has nothing to do with "transitioning into adulthood" and stuff, it's all about making money. If you make good money you dont have to make any transition, just be happy.
Apathy sucks. Like how can I care about anything if I've already lived the dream? Same as before. Just pick something stupid to care about and don't tell anyone.
I was ready to retire at 30 so that's what I did. No house note, car is paid off, no debt. Single with passive income and a small circle of good friends and family. Its only been three years and I still love waking up and having all my time to do whatever I want. The trick is not to make a bunch of money, its to learn to live happily on the least amount of money. No contracts to fulfill but my own. That's what peace is to me.
Spike Spiegel: Years ago, back when I was much younger, I was afraid of nothing. I had not the slightest fear of death. I was ready to die anytime. But then I met a special woman. She made me want to go on living. For the first time, I was afraid of death. A feeling I’d never had before. Elektra: Where is she now? Spike: She went away. -Cowboy Bebop Movie Spike Spiegel : There once was a tiger striped cat. This cat died a million deaths, revived and lived a million lives, and he was owned by various people who he didn’t really care for. The cat wasn’t afraid to die. Then one day the cat became a stray cat, which meant he was free. He met a white female cat, and the two of them spent their days together happily. Well, years passed, and the white cat grew weak and died of old age. The tiger striped cat cried a million times, and then he died too. Except this time, he didn’t come back to life. -The Real Folk Blues: Part 2
If I may be so bold to say like many others, you need kids/a greater goal to ground yourself, chasing happiness doing wtv to be happy isnt going to lead you to an upward path, pleasure is a downward spiral. Chase peace for long lasting satisfaction serotonin, happiness is fleeting, dopamine related.
@@SoldierofGod88 I agree that you need a greater goal, but I disagree that it’s only kids that can provide you with that. I think it’s selfish to think that another human being can fulfill your purpose in life. It can fulfill a slot but shouldn’t fulfill your entire sense of self. I’d rather take more time to figure things out for myself, make sure I am okay, healthy and well positioned in life than to raise kids in shitty conditions. If that doesn’t happen, so be it. What about women who can’t procreate? Are they then useless? Let’s be realistic.
@@AnLittleAlex Whoever said that kids are the only purpose in ones life? Maybe childless women are useless, depends if they have any other value to contribute to others. Most grow to have multiple valuable traits to share, not just their ability to procreate. However, its asanine to say its selfish to fulfill yourself through another, your own blood and kin SHOULD elicit selfish motives. Say you were infertile. You start a band/business, you get popular, you tour the world, make millions, marry. You STILL fulfilled yourself thru your fans, your band, your production team, your marriage. Its all, always selfish. The hole inside our soul never gets fulfilled with kids, money, love... its a key feature of the human experience, to feel consistently hungry for more.
@@AnLittleAlex If I may be so bold as to dust off the old notion that being Christian is the finest purpose we can fulfill. Any man or woman that puts the will of God first in their lives will have a moral compass to guide everything else. When your husband goes out and sees a beautiful woman he will not cheat on you. Not just because he cares for you but because God is with him always. The same can be said for a woman. Without God we are subject to our own desires and nature. Proverbs 3:5-6 - "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths."
At 26, you're definitely grown up. You're not really "young" anymore. I mean you still have plenty of time to learn and grow, but biologically and physiologically, your body is starting to slow down after 25, and by 30, your body is breaking down. At 26, your bad habits are going start catching up with you. Obviously, you have some wisdom already. You should be learning as much as you can about how to survive. You can go to college or start a business at any age, so don't let age stop you from accomplishing your goals. It's just that your body and muscles start to slow down a bit. You should notice that you don't look or feel exactly like when you were 18, right? You're losing the face fat. You're getting old. You don't have the strength or excitement you had at 18. That's okay. The good news is that all of the efforts you've done so far will carry with you as you get older. Your muscles and brain neurons are specialized to who you are. Everyone is going to do different things, but hopefully you'll figure out what kind of life you want to be. You can't just stay still, because time and your body will move on without you. So, if you don't prepare for the future, then, the future will arrive without preparation. You had your time to shine in youth, now it's time to do the work you were meant to do. I think your videos are good and you're a great speaker and you'll only get better the more you keep doing videos. That's definitely something valuable. Hope you're doing okay, Alexandra, Little Alex. ⭐️
College is a waste of time and money imo. With advancement in ai and robotics by the time you have a degree in your hands you will be surpassed by technology and you'll be in debt. College is like investing in wagon manufacturing 4 years before the automotive revolution.
Your body is not breaking down past 30. The typical person has more years ahead of them to live than they had leading up to age 30. They need to take better care of themselves for sure, but "breaking down" sounds very dramatic for someone with decades ahead of them. 26 isn't even halfway through life for most people.
@@primusmaximum I think they meant in terms of women’s reproductive system. Philosophically and beyond that yes you’re right. But women have that biological clock that renders their body more and more difficult to procreate past the age of 30. I think that’s what they meant, I assume
@@primusmaximum I'm just speaking based on my own experience and my own theories. The body is definitely at its peak around 24-26. Olympian athletes peak at this period. Like I said, It means that the body slows down. Your recovery and muscle output peaks, so that at around 25, people are not as strong as they could potentially be. You can still grow in strength in later years, but you could have grown more before 25, if that makes sense. Of course, it's just a minor change. It's not like it's a huge change all of the sudden. But, if you were to measure it, you should feel the limitations. The good news is that the person over 25 or older is still going to be strong at the skill they have practiced. They'll be better at someone who hasn't done a skill before. The other thing I didn't talk about is the idea that just because a person's body starts breaking down at 30, doesn't mean there aren't advantages that an older person can have. Older people have wisdom and are more careful and know what they want in life and all of that combined can make an older more valuable than a younger person. In most jobs you don't have to be doing peak performance, you just need to do passably well, which most people can do into their old age. A 70-year old car mechanic does better than a 20-year old that doesn't have the strength or knowledge to do anything. Specialized muscles stay with you to old age. You're right that the average person has a lot to live yet, but understanding that the body starts setting limitations is important too. After 30 the physical body is not optimal, but the mind, experience, and wisdom is valuable, so older people still have value. That's why most leaders tend to be older, whereas young people have powerful bodies and energy, but don't have the knowledge to use it. Life is paradoxical that way. These are just some of my ideas.
@@acornthedwarf8174 Well, I mentioned the college, 'cause Little Alex is doing the degree. I feel like college is still good if you want to get into a specific career where it is required, like being a teacher or architect. You can always pay it off, and it's not guaranteed, but it's still likely you can do something with it, even if it's not always a high-paying job. That being said, I believe society and the market should realize that talent and intellect is everywhere, and like you said, a degree is not always indicative of talent or intellectual abilities. Everyone has to choose what works for them. Personally, I wish more companies would train people directly. Another thing to is that there are so many variables. The reality is that most companies don't require the high-level thinking that schooling focuses on. In fact, most jobs are run underbudget, and people are forced to cut corners and slap things together. Also, most jobs don't require smart people to do. They're just things anyone can do. So, a lot of smart people are left just doing service jobs. There are a few outstanding jobs that require extremely intelligent people to do, but usually these companies select from graduate schools, even though a lot of lay people could probably do it if they trained for it too. It's just weird. Also, with A.I., I don't think it's really taking over the creative or mathematical aspect, although computers are able to do a lot of mundane tasks that should have been automated anyway. So, I think college is good overall, and if someone doesn't go to college, they have to prove themselves more, so it's a little harder kn that regard. Still, I wish people would value all kinds of people and be more open to talent of all kind, because anazing people are everywhere.
I'm turning 26 in a few months. I've been a shut-in for the past few years, but I'm finally starting to figure things out and actually live my life. Thanks for posting this.
@@sheryarahmed6331 you got this. It’s never too late
Yeah, what tripped me out at 28 was seeing friends on Facebook that are getting married to their second wife after a divorce. I just think to myself really that’s how much time has past? Lol
@@thomasipkiss8793 second wives ???? Oh my
Wait till you’re 30. Life gets more loopy every year lol
@@TheWeekendYogurt oh god don’t say that 😭
It's true unfortunately
Felt this. I keep comparing myself to everyone around me, especially with the family stuff you mentioned. Frankly, Im spent at this point. I'm trying to rebuild from whats been left, but I went from having a family that lived with me in the home I bought for them, to living on my own because I don't feel I deserve to be with someone who will cheat and treat me like dirt for the rest of my life. Now I'm stuck stuck. I can't move to change careers or explore or really do much now besides work and see my kids on the weekend unless I want to risk their mother attempting some shit where I can no longer see my kids. Choose your partners wisely people, and go out of your way too see the bad in them. I kept trying to only see the good in others and kept getting myself used.
Meaning is subjective , attachment brings euphoria and suffering , ambition brings achievement and stress , detachment brings peace without the same gains in this world. Everything is relative , one person's enlightenment is another's hell.
I love this style of very simplistic and naturalistic portrayal of a thought process. Love when you start watching the ducks. In response to what you're saying, I certainly relate, I got married at 20 and nobody was happy for me (rightly so in retrospect) and now I'm seeing people get together and get engaged and it's weird because in my post-divorce world I'm a 25 year old that feels 18 years old as I spent my early 20s trying to play a mid-40s husband, and now I'm in the part of my life where people are starting to not need to play husband, they just ARE husband (or wife).
From what I can tell talking to my older friends, life actually does begin at 30. My Mum spent her 20s having to be an adult, and her late 30s were a time in her life that were very carefree. Life is different for everybody, and there's no point worrying about this, but verbalising the inevitable worry is important still, and great to do. Hope any of that made sense lol
@@JonnyMozza Made tons of sense. Thank you for your input, I really appreciate it. Life works mysteriously, I like to believe things happen how they are meant to, and all in its respective timeline.
Algorythm geting a little too spot on...
That’s a kickass thinking spot I wish I had a place like that near me
29 now, it only gets weirder it seems. If I could go back three years and change one thing I guess I would hate myself a little less, lol.
@@ShrimpsTonic the relationship we have with oneself is the most important :)
Hell yeah. Comparison is a fool's game. 20's are a weird decade because we're adults for the first time but still so close in age to being kids. Its hard making that transition. I've heard 30's are when you start to really feel a sense of peace and calmness with life because you start getting the hang of adulthood and the rest of your life. We shall see. 🫡
@@dj8329 I hope that’s the case !! I can feel it all coming closer to making sense. You’re right! We shall definitely see …
Dude, I wish this video was around for me when I was 26. I'm 30 now and probably by most people's measures I must be pretty happy with my life. I'm married to someone I love, I have a good job and financially stable, and a masters. I'm lucky, privileged, yup the whole nine yards. But tbh I still feel inadequate and anxious more often than not. Part of it is there's always someone doing "better" or knows "more" than you do, pressure that you should be doing this or that, and a voice somewhere saying that you've been doing it all wrong. But another part of it is that I'm not doing what I actually want to do. I love playing music and being involved in the artistic community, but instead I put it aside for a completely different career because that's what I should be doing to be "successful".
You reminded me of something from the Bhagavad Gita (sorry for being pretentious lol): it's better to imperfectly follow your own svadharma than to perfectly follow someone else's. We all have something that we are meant to do, and we should follow what feels natural to us, despite what others may think. I think you got the right perspective for someone who's only 26 :)
I'll be 26 in 14 days and I'm lost asfuck LESGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Try 31, just lost a 8 year relationship and all my friends are wifed up lol
@@MrBooone Gotta make friends with single people :) You’re not alone, even if it feels like you are.
Dude everything you said was on point, it made me feel better, 25 here.
Tell me about it. Last three years of my life have been a write-off. Im here at 26 too, not knowing where I'm headed next, just trying my best to keep on going forwards.
Just remember none of us get out alive, so make the most of the time you got!!!!!❤❤❤
@@SOak145 Same for me. 24-25 has been one of the worst and best years of my life. 26 has been pretty good to me so far. I’m wishing you the best 🫶
@@AnLittleAlex I'm genuinely glad to hear that 26 has been good to you so far 👍
Thank you 👍, really appreciate that 👍 .
@@drown_n Very true. 'Make the most of the time you got' - Words to live by, both figuratively and literally lol. 💯✌️
Look , we are free to do what we want here in the US and Canada. You're free babe. Do what you want. Have kids if you want, don't have kids if you don't want. I'm 52, and I'm free and clear with no kids. Even if a relationship doesn't work out, at least I'll be free and clear because, no kids.
I would hate to have kids right now. The world is in turmoil and our economy is sinking like a rock. What kind of person brings a child into this world knowing the hell that life will be in a decade or so?
Human beings have not evolved to be free past a certain point. We are not bears solo roaming through a forest.
We evolved in tight knit communities within family units and groups of people with familiar traits.
If women have taught us anything in recent times when it comes to the dating market is that being 'sexually liberated' and having hundreds of options doesn't necessarily lead to anything worthwhile...
The majority of people tend to operate better with more regulations and less choice. When you open the fridge and you know there's vanilla ice cream in there, you are going to be happy to have some ice cream.. If you open the fridge and there are 30 flavors, you're going to whine about not knowing what to choose, choose one, then regret not trying another one, then you'll try all of them, get fat and in the end you'll settle for one and ignore the other 29, which brings you back to square one.
A lot of people are free nowadays, yet their freedom is converted into bitching and whining on the internet... Or playing video games and drinking beer. Turning themselves into a vegetative state and call thar 'enjoyment'.
@@acornthedwarf8174the kind of person that doesn’t want their society to become/stay geriatric
I’m turning 46 in Jan and thing’s definitely will make more sense then they did at 26.
You are spot on with your point of view in my opinion.
Live for your self. No need to worry about others opinions
You are definitely goofy AF!
Bro, I'm pushing 20 and I fucking hate it. It's like I know that I'm still young, but there's gonna be a point where I'm gonna get old, and all the shit that I wanted to do to fulfill my life is just gonna slip away.
@@rosemarY.69 The last two sentences of your comment are so depressing and yet so accurate. The only thing we can do is to do as much of the stuff that we want to do 'to fulfill my (our) life' as is possible I guess.
@@SOak145 fr
I feel you, it's never too late to do anything, to change your mind, to try something new. Your personality shifts, and what a wonderful thing. I don't ever think we can do everything, but we can certainly try to do the things we've always wanted to do. :)
try coming to terms with the fact that people and things are going to slip away or even fly past you. It can be sad if you fixate on them, but it’s an inevitability. Put your efforts into the things you can grasp though, the context doesn’t matter much, but pick something that seems interesting and run fast as hell towards it. If you see a ledge, turn and look for the next thing. I landed in software weird enough, never would’ve pictured myself here in my youth, but i love it (writing software, not the industry, fuck the industry). It’s really uncomfortable trying to search for the object of your desire, because you definitionally can’t find it, but you can get pretty damn close.
Edit: it’s going to be sad no matter what, but parts of it are beautiful. Focus on the beautiful parts.
It's so funny about this demand to "grow up" because, clearly childhood (or just adolescent) trauma or abuse, and the mental health issues it causes basically PAUSED our childhood. At least with some millennials and a whole lot more of Gen Z.
We're in our second/third/fourth/infinity & beyond wave (that's right - you're an ocean) and if we were deprived of an experience literally those same people had that talk about "growing up" - then it's our g*d d*mn right.
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@@HrpbTV 🦆
Anyone that acts like they know what theyre doing and isnt 70+ is lying. Growing up im middle school i remember kids all trying to do "older kid things"..... its the same at this age. Not to say its all non-genuine but it really feels like a lot of people are just putting on airs of success / achievement / yadda yadda. A lot of folks just do what they think theyre supposed to. Im 27 and some of my friends are years younger than me but with multiple kids.... no one is ahead of anyone, but it still feels weird.
Totally!!! I sometimes feel weird too like am I the only one seeing the absurdity of this????
@@AnLittleAlex it can take a lot to NOT just do what everyone else does. Or expect to. Jobs, family, kids, all that. The idea that "ill want it then" combats with intuition, but we gotta trust that intuition
This is too much philosophy to explain that you're fucked. I'm turning 25 and I'm fucked too, so I feel you dawg.
absolutely love the cloudy weather and the lake.
Seems like it's more important to you to fight what's expected of you instead of choosing from your available options what's best for you right now.
I say this because I think my wife has the same philosophy.. she's so caught up in wanting to be different she doesn't actually evaluate the options she has available to her because some of the options are too expected.
Vs my kiddo's who are like... Herm... What can I get away with today..
If that’s the case we would all settle. I don’t know about you, but I have one life and I don’t want to settle for what’s available when I can try my best to get what I actually want out of life.
Like I said in the video, id rather die trying to get what I want than following in the footsteps of what’s expected of me, only to be miserable.
To each their own.
28 right now and stress is the killer avoid it, stress ages you like a banana because I know 23 yr olds who look 40 and vice versa just live your life the way you want and set goals so you're not aimless
not sure about woman 26, but as a man and 27 its getting pretty gooooood, do whadewa i want (wow as i write last words video said the same)
i feel like i can hear you talking for decades
@@karrypol what a sweet compliment
Turing 26 next Monday 🫠
@@unknowndes1reHappy early birthday!
Yeah tell me about it, I turned 26 this month and I'm tired and look way older and doesn't have my shit together.
In the end, it has nothing to do with "transitioning into adulthood" and stuff, it's all about making money. If you make good money you dont have to make any transition, just be happy.
Apathy sucks. Like how can I care about anything if I've already lived the dream? Same as before. Just pick something stupid to care about and don't tell anyone.
Another banger
Nothing matters.. Stop trying to be anything at all. Be yourself.
Im 23, and i agree...
I was ready to retire at 30 so that's what I did. No house note, car is paid off, no debt. Single with passive income and a small circle of good friends and family. Its only been three years and I still love waking up and having all my time to do whatever I want. The trick is not to make a bunch of money, its to learn to live happily on the least amount of money. No contracts to fulfill but my own. That's what peace is to me.
@@acornthedwarf8174 I love that for you
banger. if people ever did "grow up" it hasnt happened in a long time.
@@fadedtheCJ growing up is just fancy terms for “do what I did you rascal”
*Don't scare me like that!!!* (I'm turning 25 coming friday)
@@Waryfuls happy early birthday! Enjoy the quarter-life existential crisis hehe!
Just take it in stride and keep moving forward, you got this 💪
@@AnLittleAlex ❤️🤞🏽 Will do
Spike Spiegel: Years ago, back when I was much younger, I was afraid of nothing. I had not the slightest fear of death. I was ready to die anytime. But then I met a special woman. She made me want to go on living. For the first time, I was afraid of death. A feeling I’d never had before.
Elektra: Where is she now?
Spike: She went away.
-Cowboy Bebop Movie
Spike Spiegel : There once was a tiger striped cat. This cat died a million deaths, revived and lived a million lives, and he was owned by various people who he didn’t really care for. The cat wasn’t afraid to die. Then one day the cat became a stray cat, which meant he was free. He met a white female cat, and the two of them spent their days together happily. Well, years passed, and the white cat grew weak and died of old age. The tiger striped cat cried a million times, and then he died too. Except this time, he didn’t come back to life.
-The Real Folk Blues: Part 2
Squatting beside the pond really befits your face.
I'm 28 and still feel like a child.
Sameeeeee
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I wonder what it'll be like when I'm 26
@@Test_749 my personality changed very quickly, in the best way. Change is good
Hovercrafts need to make a comeback
Your brain is finally fully formed and you're smart as a whip obviously
Growing old is mandatory, growing up, that's optional.
thinking about marriage traumatises me. i cant even imagine how our grandparents used to marry at fucking 18
@@vegan.rex_8 I feel you lmao I think it’s our avoidant nature haha
Social media, get off it
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Are you me?
@@wes_rj225 me you Are? :)
If I may be so bold to say like many others, you need kids/a greater goal to ground yourself, chasing happiness doing wtv to be happy isnt going to lead you to an upward path, pleasure is a downward spiral. Chase peace for long lasting satisfaction serotonin, happiness is fleeting, dopamine related.
@@SoldierofGod88 I agree that you need a greater goal, but I disagree that it’s only kids that can provide you with that. I think it’s selfish to think that another human being can fulfill your purpose in life. It can fulfill a slot but shouldn’t fulfill your entire sense of self.
I’d rather take more time to figure things out for myself, make sure I am okay, healthy and well positioned in life than to raise kids in shitty conditions. If that doesn’t happen, so be it. What about women who can’t procreate? Are they then useless? Let’s be realistic.
@@AnLittleAlex Whoever said that kids are the only purpose in ones life? Maybe childless women are useless, depends if they have any other value to contribute to others. Most grow to have multiple valuable traits to share, not just their ability to procreate. However, its asanine to say its selfish to fulfill yourself through another, your own blood and kin SHOULD elicit selfish motives. Say you were infertile. You start a band/business, you get popular, you tour the world, make millions, marry. You STILL fulfilled yourself thru your fans, your band, your production team, your marriage. Its all, always selfish. The hole inside our soul never gets fulfilled with kids, money, love... its a key feature of the human experience, to feel consistently hungry for more.
@@AnLittleAlex If I may be so bold as to dust off the old notion that being Christian is the finest purpose we can fulfill. Any man or woman that puts the will of God first in their lives will have a moral compass to guide everything else. When your husband goes out and sees a beautiful woman he will not cheat on you. Not just because he cares for you but because God is with him always. The same can be said for a woman. Without God we are subject to our own desires and nature.
Proverbs 3:5-6 - "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths."
Everything in this life is fleeting
At 26, you're definitely grown up. You're not really "young" anymore. I mean you still have plenty of time to learn and grow, but biologically and physiologically, your body is starting to slow down after 25, and by 30, your body is breaking down. At 26, your bad habits are going start catching up with you.
Obviously, you have some wisdom already. You should be learning as much as you can about how to survive. You can go to college or start a business at any age, so don't let age stop you from accomplishing your goals. It's just that your body and muscles start to slow down a bit. You should notice that you don't look or feel exactly like when you were 18, right? You're losing the face fat. You're getting old. You don't have the strength or excitement you had at 18. That's okay.
The good news is that all of the efforts you've done so far will carry with you as you get older. Your muscles and brain neurons are specialized to who you are.
Everyone is going to do different things, but hopefully you'll figure out what kind of life you want to be. You can't just stay still, because time and your body will move on without you. So, if you don't prepare for the future, then, the future will arrive without preparation. You had your time to shine in youth, now it's time to do the work you were meant to do.
I think your videos are good and you're a great speaker and you'll only get better the more you keep doing videos. That's definitely something valuable. Hope you're doing okay, Alexandra, Little Alex. ⭐️
College is a waste of time and money imo. With advancement in ai and robotics by the time you have a degree in your hands you will be surpassed by technology and you'll be in debt. College is like investing in wagon manufacturing 4 years before the automotive revolution.
Your body is not breaking down past 30. The typical person has more years ahead of them to live than they had leading up to age 30. They need to take better care of themselves for sure, but "breaking down" sounds very dramatic for someone with decades ahead of them. 26 isn't even halfway through life for most people.
@@primusmaximum I think they meant in terms of women’s reproductive system. Philosophically and beyond that yes you’re right. But women have that biological clock that renders their body more and more difficult to procreate past the age of 30. I think that’s what they meant, I assume
@@primusmaximum I'm just speaking based on my own experience and my own theories. The body is definitely at its peak around 24-26. Olympian athletes peak at this period. Like I said, It means that the body slows down. Your recovery and muscle output peaks, so that at around 25, people are not as strong as they could potentially be. You can still grow in strength in later years, but you could have grown more before 25, if that makes sense. Of course, it's just a minor change. It's not like it's a huge change all of the sudden. But, if you were to measure it, you should feel the limitations. The good news is that the person over 25 or older is still going to be strong at the skill they have practiced. They'll be better at someone who hasn't done a skill before.
The other thing I didn't talk about is the idea that just because a person's body starts breaking down at 30, doesn't mean there aren't advantages that an older person can have. Older people have wisdom and are more careful and know what they want in life and all of that combined can make an older more valuable than a younger person. In most jobs you don't have to be doing peak performance, you just need to do passably well, which most people can do into their old age. A 70-year old car mechanic does better than a 20-year old that doesn't have the strength or knowledge to do anything. Specialized muscles stay with you to old age.
You're right that the average person has a lot to live yet, but understanding that the body starts setting limitations is important too. After 30 the physical body is not optimal, but the mind, experience, and wisdom is valuable, so older people still have value. That's why most leaders tend to be older, whereas young people have powerful bodies and energy, but don't have the knowledge to use it. Life is paradoxical that way. These are just some of my ideas.
@@acornthedwarf8174 Well, I mentioned the college, 'cause Little Alex is doing the degree. I feel like college is still good if you want to get into a specific career where it is required, like being a teacher or architect. You can always pay it off, and it's not guaranteed, but it's still likely you can do something with it, even if it's not always a high-paying job. That being said, I believe society and the market should realize that talent and intellect is everywhere, and like you said, a degree is not always indicative of talent or intellectual abilities. Everyone has to choose what works for them. Personally, I wish more companies would train people directly. Another thing to is that there are so many variables. The reality is that most companies don't require the high-level thinking that schooling focuses on. In fact, most jobs are run underbudget, and people are forced to cut corners and slap things together. Also, most jobs don't require smart people to do. They're just things anyone can do. So, a lot of smart people are left just doing service jobs. There are a few outstanding jobs that require extremely intelligent people to do, but usually these companies select from graduate schools, even though a lot of lay people could probably do it if they trained for it too.
It's just weird. Also, with A.I., I don't think it's really taking over the creative or mathematical aspect, although computers are able to do a lot of mundane tasks that should have been automated anyway.
So, I think college is good overall, and if someone doesn't go to college, they have to prove themselves more, so it's a little harder kn that regard. Still, I wish people would value all kinds of people and be more open to talent of all kind, because anazing people are everywhere.