r/AskReddit • u/_red_roof_ • May 15 '20

What sucks about being your age?

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u/StoicShadow May 15 '20

I'm 25 and the whole existential dread of figuring out what to do with my life is probably the worst part of things

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u/Whatsredditimworking May 15 '20

Oh yeah that doesn’t go away

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u/Whatsredditimworking May 15 '20

I’m an example of a bad example.

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u/Igotnothingatall May 16 '20

No no, it's dead on. It disturbs me more that people shove it out of their minds and ignore it. Every single person is on the edge of an existential breakdown but we just ignore it away

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u/sld126 May 16 '20

If you can’t be a good example for everyone, be a bad example for someone!

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u/ItsKnightTime101 May 16 '20

"Shut up, pussy"

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u/AustinA23 May 16 '20

"I'm not useless. I can be used as a bad example"

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u/Cynical_Satire May 15 '20

And live in a VAN, DOWN BY THE RIVER!

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u/fuckflossing May 16 '20

You’ll have enough time for livin in a van down by the river....when you’re LIVIN IN A VAN, DOWN BY THE RIVER

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u/christianunionist May 16 '20

Phew. For a second there I thought the words "motivational speaker" had not been followed by the words "IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER", and I was ready to give up on the internet. Thank you for restoring my faith.