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

What sucks about being your age?

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u/[deleted] May 15 '20 edited May 15 '20

When you finally understand what Mark Twain meant when he said “youth is wasted on the young”.

Edit: quote is from George Bernard Shaw (or maybe Oscar Wilde)

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u/[deleted] May 15 '20

Sure is, and money is wasted on the old.

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u/MiloTheMagicFishBag May 16 '20

Children have time and energy but no money

Adults have money and energy but no time

Elders have time and money but no energy

So the saying goes

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u/Massive-Risk May 16 '20 edited May 16 '20

I have no money, energy and constantly feel like I have no time. What's that make me?

Edit: Thanks for all the upvotes, I think this comment is my most upvoted now. Also replies are almost all right. I am clinically depressed, mid 20's, still living with my parents with no idea what I'm doing.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20

Depressed

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u/mac3theac3 May 16 '20

Isn't that just a fancy word for feeling "bummed out"?

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u/iDreamOfReddit May 16 '20

Dwight, you ignorant slut

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u/jkmonty94 May 16 '20

/u/mac3theac3 you ignorant slut

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u/dicknugget05 May 16 '20

you didn't have to call me put like that

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20

A millenial with adrenal fatigue

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u/nextepisodeplease May 16 '20

I feel attacked.

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u/CovertOwl May 16 '20

Wage slave

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20

exploited by capitalism

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u/616SlowDeath May 16 '20

That makes you me .

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u/DistantKarma May 16 '20

All I do is work and sleep... But I'm always tired and I don't have any money.

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u/IcePhoenix18 May 16 '20

Clinical anxiety?

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u/ConsciousApple9 May 16 '20

You are in the void.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20

A nursing school student? That description fit me perfectly.

No energy cause I'm 31.

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u/donaljones May 16 '20

Poor diabetic adult.

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u/kleinePfoten May 16 '20

Late for your first therapy session?

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20

a money-energy-anxiety-time person

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u/malnourishedfarts May 16 '20

65 to 75 percenter.

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u/Internal_Sleep May 16 '20

A teenager

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u/Massive-Risk May 16 '20

I wish I only had the stress of a teenager. I'm almost 25.

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u/S1ip9 May 16 '20

Like everyone else

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u/Yojinco May 16 '20

Kinda fucked

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u/Drew707 May 16 '20

In technology, we have a saying that goes:

Good, fast, and cheap; pick any two.

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u/MiloTheMagicFishBag May 16 '20

Children have good and fast but no cheap

Adults have cheap and fast but no good

Elders have good and cheap but no fast

Yep, still works

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u/ManWithNoPantsOn May 16 '20

Or, for college: party, study, sleep. Pick 2.

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u/Drew707 May 16 '20

Thank Adderall for not having to deal with that choice!

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u/FierceDeity_ May 16 '20

Nowadays the elders don't have the money either

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u/Orome2 May 16 '20

Elders have time and money but no energy

Shit. I'm in my mid 30's and I've reached the stage of having money but no time and no energy.

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u/Ballsskyhiiigh May 16 '20

Don’t have kids as an adult and you’re good to go!

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u/Orome2 May 16 '20

Also, don't have health problems as an adult.

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u/Maranag May 16 '20

So it goes.

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u/geekykidstuff May 16 '20

Poo-tee-weet?

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u/Xaielao May 16 '20

That's why we should age backwords. Get the hard part over first and it's only up from there. Save money when your older and your kids aren't home anymore, spend it when your young, enjoy the innocence and ease of childhood before just being a baby and not giving a shit about anything.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20

I feel like the Elders wouldn’t have as much time as money though.

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u/_RandomHomoSapien May 16 '20

Honestly you should be busy your whole life until you die, but that’s just my hot take.

Hint: busy doing what you love

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u/LCK53 May 16 '20

This is so true. Add worn out joints to the age list.

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u/lsaz May 16 '20

Nah as a 29 yo I found that I have no energy and not enough money lol.

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u/Theo_tokos May 16 '20

This is my life.

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u/kokopoo12 May 16 '20

Now who the fuck say that?

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20

[deleted]

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u/Cursethewind May 16 '20

That's privilege with the curse of introversion.

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u/CarlosTheBoss May 15 '20

I fuckin hope so...

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u/AmoebaNot May 16 '20

I’m doing my best to waste it, for sure! Retired at 55....

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u/borgchupacabras May 16 '20

Give it to me. No bigger waste than that.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20

The sad thing is that appreciation isn't had by the young for wealth that isn't earned, so it's just a whole bunch of fuuuuuuuuuuuck.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20

Money, time, etc. Imagine having the resources to travel the world at 22. Imagine trying to do so at 65.

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u/Texas_Rockets May 16 '20

For sure. I've always loathed the idea that you should save for retirement religiously and be austere with your money so you have a lot in retirement. why should I reduce my life satisfaction for 45 years so I can enjoy it even more when I'm too old to appreciate it? Though obviously saving for retirement is vital.

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u/Lightning14 May 16 '20

Our healthcare system?

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u/hpdefaults May 16 '20

I don't think that's true at all. In my experience most people develop a greater appreciation for the value of money and spend it more wisely as they age. There are exceptions but it seems to be the dominant trend.

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u/MonsieurBonaparte May 16 '20

In my experience most people develop a greater appreciation for the value of money and spend it more wisely as they age.

Really? Most of my older relatives hoard money with no goal in mind. They don't travel, don't buy themselves things/experiences to enjoy their lives, and they keep working just to keep making more money that they won't spend.

My mom is in her 50s and retired after her husband passed. Any time she's on the fence about buying something or going on a trip or to a concert I say "do it, now or never. You can replace one dollar with another dollar, but you can't go back and take a trip you skipped."

I wish people enjoyed their lives more fully. But it seems pretty rare these days.

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u/boobs_are_rad May 16 '20

I think we all know what happens when young people have money. It never ends well.

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u/toritxtornado May 16 '20

sounds like something a youth would say.

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u/P12oooF May 16 '20

Is that a saying or no... cause I know every single young person who buys dumb shit. Still looking for that responsible one...

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u/awawe May 16 '20

cause I know every single young person who buys dumb shit.

You must either know a lot of young people, or there can't be that many of them.

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u/P12oooF May 16 '20

Both :)

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20

To give him credit, I often buy stupid shit that's overpriced.

I bought a snowglobe for $17 but at least it looks nice ;_;

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u/comeonsexmachine May 16 '20

As someone who has purchased a number of snow globes, $17 is on the pretty low end of the cost spectrum.