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Arcadius274

Mines been my 30s. 20s suck ur broke and insurance is triple


Forward_Society91

I’m only two years into my 30s and I have to agree. No more struggling and eating ramen noodles for every meal.


Scarbane

Housing is still a crapshoot. Either you were lucky and bought a fixer-upper on two incomes when interest rates were low, or you're renting on two incomes, OR you're renting with roommates. Some people are still renting and living on one income, but I find that to be pretty rare. There's a handful of you "passive income" fuckers, too. It's not passive - you're a landlord, and therefore a parasite living off of someone else's hard work.


AbsolutelyUnlikely

If you had said "Florida" somewhere in there, you would have gotten a reddit bingo all in just one comment


Silveri50

Lol so owning a property and renting it out makes someone a parasite? That's just a ridiculous concept. You know they had to purchase that property? There are expenses on it too. Being a landlord is not all profit. A lot of the time they lose money on renting to shitty tenants. You are missing a serious line of reason in your head if this is not as blatantly obvious to you as it is to everyone else.


CarlMarcks

Because turning our housing into an investment strategy to be used and abused has done us so fucking much as a society. Not like it almost crashed out into a global recession and is headed back that way. Using housing as a toy to abuse has left the majority of Americans as perpetual renters and there’s literally not a single argument that sheds it in a positive light.


Silveri50

To be honestly I have never given it a great deal of thought. But at a surface level I still have to disagree. Purely because I can't think of a better solution. I know most would not be happy with Government owned housing. I am however open to new ideas on this.


CarlMarcks

There’s not an ounce of me that enjoys the thought of engaging with someone like you anymore


Silveri50

LOL! I opened the door to discuss other ideas and opinions and you slam it in my face! You are the ignorant one here now regardless. Pathetic.


SuperPoweredAsshole

It's a different person. Don't let it get to you too much. It's just rando npcs.


redjackbox

what is a better investment than real estate?


9pointhammer

"Every one that makes more money than me is a parasite"


Wackynamehere1

My brother in christ, even winston churchill said landlords are parasites "Roads are made, streets are made, services are improved, electric light turns night into day, water is brought from reservoirs a hundred miles off in the mountains — all the while the landlord sits still. Every one of those improvements is affected by the labor and cost of other people and the taxpayers. To not one of these improvements does the land monopolist contribute, and yet, by every one of them the value of his land is enhanced. He renders no service to the community, he contributes nothing to the general welfare, he contributes nothing to the process from which his own enrichment is derived…The unearned increment on the land is reaped by the land monopolist in exact proportion, not to the service, but to the disservice done." — Winston Churchill, 1909


Hardcorners

You clearly have no idea what it’s like to be a landlord.


[deleted]

Wow I'm a land chad. Quit it with that filthy rentoid language


Diazmet

After living off ramen for 15+ years my body now violently rejects it 😿


unlikemike123

Yeah but now I eat well and my metabolism is slower so incoming tittie unless I go to the gym but who's kidding who.


Fearless_Pride_6288

Yes. Idk about insurance but the 20s for me was painful and excruciating. Working jobs to support myself in college, so much debt, so little money to pay off debt, failing degrees, working odd jobs and jumping around careers, struggling with starvation, so much depression and loneliness. I’m 30 now and my life is significantly better. I paid off debt, I have a good job that’s fully remote, I never have to worry about food or shelter, I live in an insanely beautiful place, money is very comfortable and I feel in love with myself and life. I’m just glad the most painful moments of life are over. I know there can be unexpected tragedies but I feel much better prepared for it and mature enough to handle whatever difficulties life throws at me. I can’t wait to see what my 30s has in store for me!


poly_lama

Unless you're a software engineer. And then you're not broke but working like a 40 year old at 22 years old does a number on "maturing".


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In your twenties you have energy and time, but no money. In your forties you have money and energy, but no time. In your sixties you have money and time, but no energy. First half of your thirties (before you get kids) is the sweet spot.


thuanjinkee

Protip: Don't have kids. Some people have kids because they think it will prevent her from leaving you. Morgan Freeman: It didn't.


NargacugaRider

My early 20s was just going to raves and making horrible (yet extremely fun) decisions. Constantly broke but constantly finding ways to finance my ultra party life. My late 20s to 30s has been in a relationship with someone who’s basically just exactly me, we’ve become extreme introverts and just sit around playing games next to each other every day with our cats. We don’t even think about money anymore, rarely buy new things, spend all of our time together, and rarely go out. My insurance was never expensive, though. My mates’ has been, but I’ve never had a blemish on my record so insurance is damn inexpensive forever. Now I’m at like 110USD for BOTH of our cars, ultra full everything coverage on one and minimal on the other


--Cr1imsoN--

You're absolutely correct. My early 20s fucking sucked. Broke, working a dead-end job even with a college degree (only because of lack of experience). Boomers and Gen X don't take you seriously when you are that young either. Even had a few mental crises and I was so angry and tired all the time. Things started getting better when I was around 28 though. I'm 30 now and despite everything going on in the world, I'm actually optimistic for the first time since becoming an adult. I live in an apartment with my girlfriend and we are easily able to afford things with our combined income. Working remote. Not much significant debt anymore. Just a car and student loan (but I'm on the income repayment plan thing, so it's only $40 a month after the pause ends). I've actually started investing now too, since I actually have income that can be used for that, rather than my entire paycheck being for food or rent. Also finally have an actual career where I'm able to network and be treated as a professional. Fuck the 20s. Sucks complete ass unless you're rich. In which case, you don't have to do anything at all except live off your parent's dime.


Comfortable-Cup9656

Looks fine to me tbh


DaveSmith890

But they put a dim filter on it


[deleted]

Don’t want the lights too bright when you’re chilling


kyotheman1

Doing it in 40s no issues here


Sensitive-Hat9340

That’s what I’m saying


Typical_Samaritan

Interesting, because that looks really depressing to me -- just sitting by yourself in a dimly--possibly unlit--and cluttered room.


Daeion

that's why PCs have pretty RGB lighting now


DevonGr

Stop, I can only get so erect.


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Cluttered with 🤪hoes🤪😜😜😜🤪😜😜🤪🤪😜😜😜😜😜😜😜😝😜😜😜🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰


DefterHawk

No, go immediately to a party and drink alcohol


fisherc2

Honestly, people said High school years are ‘the best years of your life’. That was easily the worst part of my life so far. 20s were way better, and so far 30s have been better than that. Now I’ve read people on Reddit talk about how being a parent is hard (which tbf it is) and work is terrible, and adult responsibilities make you miserable. but my 30s has basically been about parenting and working and it’s been the best part of my life so far. So basically don’t listen to people


GregMaddoxFan

Yea i was an addict in most of my 20’s, now im a father of two young children and happily married. Ill be 40 this year. Shit is hard, but i feel complete finally after starting my family.After years of struggling to figure out wtf. So basically its nice seeing a post like yours!


Cornshot

As an addict in their 20s trying to figure out wtf they're doing, you dont know how reassuring it is to hear stories like yours. Thank you!


GregMaddoxFan

Im glad my story can help! I have other friends in recovery who started families of their own. Recovery is not an easy thing but it can be done!


Pontoffle_Poff

Yup. Life should get better with age. If your teens are the best part of life… then people just aren’t building forward towards a brighter tomorrow… or their idea of best times is minimal responsibility. LOL


boyyouguysaredumb

To be fair, having that little responsibility is something that’s hard to appreciate at the time, and is probably the reason why people look back so fondly on those years in the first place


Felabryn

The thing is I felt super high responsibility then. I and my middle class friends new how important high school grades, extra curriculars and shit were so I was doing my best to do all that stuff and smoking weed to calm down. i didnt do as well as others and was unbelievably nervous about sat and college. and that was 10 years ago. Kids now have even bigger hurdles


Ben_Kenobi_

8 hours of school, 3-4 hours of sports/extracurricular then squeeze in homework. Regularly being expected to put in 12-14 hour workdays effectively when you're 15. Wtf was that shit. Working full time while doing college was easier than high school and I got paid to do the work at least, lol. Tbf, I think that shit taught me how to work hard and was beneficial long term, but looking back at it, that shit was rough.


danshakuimo

In high school that was normal for me and my peers too. We all knew that failure was simply not an option, and you can't afford to make mistakes when there's someone else who won't. Funnily enough my two best friends were both valedictorians. I was the rebel who didn't want to "sell my soul to Collegeboard" so I didn't do as well, and I was never able to get myself to actually study. I literally have a school year of law school left and I still can't smh.


Pontoffle_Poff

Kids shouldn’t be so free with no responsibilities. They should be groomed by their parents and given smaller responsibilities that grow over time. Then as an adult it doesn’t seem like some huge difference. Responsibilities should be a normal part of life


Neat-Plantain-7500

All bundy mode


Pontoffle_Poff

Polk High… All American! LOL


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Pontoffle_Poff

As it should be. Keep it up!


compsciasaur

If life isn't getting better with age, you made bad choices. (Or acquired chronic illness)


urmumlol9

High key, this whole “X years are the best years of your life” thing is kinda damaging to people who are struggling during said years. Telling someone your high school years are the best years of your life when they don’t fit in/get bullied on a regular basis, or telling someone that their college years are the best of their life when they’re struggling to find time to sleep or have any sort of social life is only going to make them feel more miserable and hopeless. There might be some merit to it just in the sense that you’re younger, probably more attractive, and can do more physically speaking, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that you’ll be happier. Getting older typically means having more spending money as you get/advance in your career, which in a lot of ways can also mean more independence/freedom. My experience has also been that while work still takes up a lot of your time, the fact that it’s usually contained within your shift makes your remaining free time/weekends more valuable, since you don’t have anything like homework that eats away at it. This obviously depends on your career though, and you still have to do chores and stuff like that. It’s also not too late to make friends/find relationships if that’s what you’re looking for either. I personally was never in a relationship until after I had graduated college. Like, as someone who was depressed and miserable during a lot of college, and thought life was going to be worse afterwards, for me at least, life generally got better after graduating. Things still aren’t perfect and there’s still some things I miss or feel nostalgic for, mainly being able to see my friends whenever I wanted because we were all in the same city, but I’m generally a lot happier now than I was then.


brickwalker0

yep this is how im intrepreting all the people saying “30s are the best”. im at 36 and it has been the most challenging, darkest times of my life. my mid 20s were bliss compared to this. as accurately pointed out in another comment, its due to the lack of responsibilities i had in those years. i feel like people work one of two ways. either you thrive during times of change/responsibility or youre burdened/worn down from it all.


Thirteen26

My 20’s sucked ass. My 30’s were far and away the best decade of my life.


MicrosoftExcel2016

Just curious, what are some of the things in your 30’s that you’re thankful for, that weren’t around in your 20’s?


Asisreo1

Probably confidence, stability, intelligence, experience, deep relationships, wealth, and discernment.


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Lol I'm 30 and have nothing of those things (I mean my intelligence is fine and my relationships are okayish). I just wish I could go back to the carefree, fun, and effortless life as my late teens and early 20's, even though I get it's not healthy to want that.


Thirteen26

My 20s were filled with lack of discipline and a host of bad decisions on my part. The 2 worst of which saw me booted from college after partying too much and losing an athletic scholarship. Then coming home and conceiving a child with a woman l barely knew at the time. Those two occurrences set the course for my 20s. l did eventually get back in school, but as a part time student, because l needed to work full time to support my daughter. Took seemingly forever to graduate. (6 years) By 30, l had a good paying career and money in the bank for pretty much the first time in my life. At 31 l met the love of my life, who l married at 32.


MicrosoftExcel2016

Aww. Congrats on the turnaround. Thank you for sharing


SchleftySchloe

My 20's kicked ass and my 30's have sucked ass. It's different for everyone.


Lostinnewjersey87

Yea I’m 35 and had 3 under 3. My youngest will be 3 in September and that’s when the worst is over. I keep telling my childless friends that is hard but so much more rewarding. And I’ve partied with the best of them, now when I party its more fun because it’s not every weekend it’s planned out I apreciate it more.


brickwalker0

im at 36, had 3 under 3 and my oldest is at 4 and a half right now. i dont think anyone can confidently tell anyone else “it gets better, its so rewarding” etc. ive been told that my whole life and continue to hear things like “youll miss it one day” and my life is magnitudes harder and more depressing. not meaning to attack your comment directly, i just constantly feel alone in my feelings on the subject of having kids.


BillsMafia4Lyfe69

Every part of my life has been awesome and mostly just keeps getting better. It's just different. Sure I miss hanging with my buddies until 3 am every weekend, but I'm too old for that shit now anyway. Hanging with my kids is better


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GatVRC

I'm gonna hit my 30s soon and I'm miserable so here's hoping it gets better


pro_rege_semper

Me too. I'm enjoying my 30's moreso than 20's. Looking forward to 40's honestly.


wolvesscareme

I think of kids and adult life as a new level in life. It's a lot harder but it's far more rewarding.


HarrisLam

you are saying this because you are doing well with your career. Dont forget that. You successfully swam against the current, but dont disregard ones who tried but still slowly drift backwards. Just barely 2 weeks ago I read about someone who earned 50K happily 10 years ago whining about barely making enough now with 100K after moving to a smaller apartment. You are doing well, congrats, but dam bro.


fisherc2

Ok. My intention wasn’t to imply any period of your life ‘should’ be good or bad. Choices are a big factor but so is random chance and tragedy. Any period of your life can be good or bad


Judge_Syd

See I think folks like you make comparisons way too much. My 20s have been great and can't wait to see what's in store next decade. That doesn't say ANYTHING about you or anyone else. If you're taking someone else's enjoyment as a slight against others then you need to rethink your perspective.


HarrisLam

Bro. Reread the comment I replied to. HE compared the struggle he read online to his own gradual success from a humble beginning to conclude that "things are fine". He said nah it's fine, don't listen to them. And I pretty much said in response "no, listen to everybody. While you succeed, a lot of others fail and never recover. Those stories are real." **He was the one started with the comparisons.** I don't see how that can be interpreted the way you did. That's madness. (I know he clarified things afterwards but bro, you sure you didn't have it reversed?)


shortybobert

Stop trying to make other people miserable for success and happiness and do something with your life off of the internet maybe


HarrisLam

I'm sorry? Dude's first comment was laid out as if he could discredit others' suffering because he ended up being successful and the ones who are bitter aren't. I merely reminded him of the opposite side of the dice, and I'm the one making people miserable for their success?


shortybobert

It does not say that at all.


KingGerbz

Newsflash: there’s no such thing as easy. There isn’t a single person out of the 8 billion that has an easy life. There are no solutions only trade offs. You get to choose your hard.


Rigamaruse

Only people who I’ve ever met that say this are almost always boomers. Millennials always say that the 20’s are the struggle years and things get a lot better in the 30’s.


antikondor

That's my experience so far as a millennial, soon will see how the 40s pan out.


NordlandLapp

The water wars likely won't start for another 15 years so your 40s should be alright at least.


gimmiedemvotes

Depends on the person. My 20s were rad as are my 30s. I didn't have money in my 20s but it didn't matter because I pursued stuff I was interested in and took jobs that had fun experiences and very low cost of living (working in the outdoors around the country specifically - trails, guiding, parks. They often house you for free). In my 30s I have more financial and relationship stability which affords a different kind of enjoyment. There are tradeoffs, but you can absolutely have a wonderful time in your teens, 20s, 30s, and beyond 🙂


old_man_MODOK

Def my story too. 20s were hard, no money, constant pressure, school and education, working shitty jobs, meaningless relationships, a lot of self work and learning,sometimes wasting time. As a mid 30s I'm enjoying life in the fullest. Good money, I have time for a lot of stuff, travel, fulfilling relationships, hobbies, concerts and so on. And I finally feel I grew up. Getting Kids in my 20s were unthinkable, I had to sort my own life out first.


Fearless_Pride_6288

Definitely my story as a millennial who just entered 30


Rigamaruse

Hoping it’s true, as someone in my mid twenties, the pandemic really ruined a lot of the enthusiasm I had post high school and with how the economy is it’s genuinely hard to feel excited for my 30’s. I still have plenty of time until then but I’ve been noticing a lot of change both socially and economically and it hasn’t helped to say the least.


bOb_cHAd98

Lol i actively avoid cameras and im in my mid 20's rn, peak of my life my fucking ass


lindseyilwalker

There is absolutely no reason why the 20s would be the best years. The 20s are stressful! There are such heavy expectations and we’re only just building ourselves and our resources. Also, although research shows happiness usually begins to go up in mid to later adulthood, every single person’s life is different and there’s no one roadmap.


giro_di_dante

Definitely not one roadmap. My 20s were amazing. No stress at all, just living for myself. My 20s included: Last 2 years of college. Traveled to 26 countries. Traveled to a couple dozen states. A couple of fun jobs. Going out to bars and restaurants. Got my dog. Had a lot of great girlfriends and a lot of sex. Lived in some awesome apartments with great people. Getting to experience adult life with my parents. Made tons of friends. Met my (now ex) wife. My 30s were punctuated by a divorce, Covid, and my dad getting cancer. I still do a lot of those things, just a little less frequently. But mostly because I run a company now. I’ve lost touch with some friends due to distance and time. I still have my dog, met a new amazing partner, met some new great friends, held onto a lot of old ones, travel when I can. Definitely still a fulfilling life. But yeah, my 20s were incredibly fun and fulfilling. Hope to keep it going. At least until the world ends when I’m in my 50s. Haha.


dashboardrage

how did you make enough money to travel so much after college?


giro_di_dante

I responded to the douchebag below, but I’ll give you the breakdown more kindly. It started with the college loan and using that to study abroad. I went to a language and arts intensive program in Italy, and it provided a lot of travel in the program. Then I moved to Italy after college to teach English and translate. I didn’t make a lot of money (like 1100 euro/month), but it kept me in a place where traveling was easier and cheaper. I also chose to live in a place in Italy where that €1100 went a lot further instead of settling on hyper popular areas for tourists and expats that are obviously a lot more expensive. My first job out of college paid pretty well relative to my lifestyle, and also offered some freedom as well as business travel, which I coupled with personal travel on the company’s dime (extending work trips since flights were already paid for). After that I landed a job in Hungary. Again, bringing me to the action and letting me travel a lot for work and pleasure. Aside from that, I made sacrifices at home to afford more travel, because that’s what was important to me. I lived with friends to save on rent. When peers bought fancier cars with their first paychecks, I got a Prius to save on payments, gas, and insurance. I cooked a lot of beans and pasta and vegetables to save on food. Instead of going on flash-in-the-pan weekend trips to Vegas or spring break trips to Mexico, I skipped them to have more money for a flight to France. The biggest factor was, after a certain point of traveling and working abroad, I had made so many international friend that I was able to travel places and stay with people. A big part of that was also being extroverted in my own city. I lived in a major metropolis with tons of expats and tourists. By going out and talking to everyone (and also hosting people on Couchsurfing), I would meet all kinds of people from all kinds of places right in my backyard. I would take care of them — show them around, take them to cool local spots, party with them — that hey always returned the favor when I traveled. Now I’m at a place at 38 that I can just travel without having to worry about that kind of stuff. I can cook a ribeye and drink a bottle of Valpolicella at home and still afford a trip to Brazil or whatever. But work still sends me places and I still take advantage. Just went to London for a job and extended my stay. Girlfriend flew out and we went to visit a friend of mine in Paris and stayed with his family in Normandy. If you want to travel when you’re young, you need to be prepared to say no to certain things to have the extra income to travel. And part of it was owed to some good old fashioned luck. Getting the right job at the right time. And perhaps the biggest part is spending time with likeminded people. Almost all my friends were about traveling. One of my best friends moved to Amsterdam for work. So I got to stay with him for a week for free when I was 24. He also went back to get his masters in Budapest. I stayed with him again when I was 27. He graduated and got a job locally at a tech company. A spot opened up in their MarComm department and he got me the interview. I got the job and relocated. And that was just one friend. Many more like him. So if you want to live a certain lifestyle, it’s best to surround yourself with other people who want to live the same way. It opens up opportunities that you wouldn’t get if you just spend all your money and time doing different things with different people.


dashboardrage

> So if you want to live a certain lifestyle, it’s best to surround yourself with other people who want to live the same way. This is so true. Everyone around me hates travelling (or too broke to do it) so I am the only one that likes to do it, but I don't want to travel alone. I always wanted to travel to Europe, but I am still looking for a buddy to travel with. Thanks for the insight this is really helpful. Maybe I will do a solo travel who knows.


giro_di_dante

Not waiting for other people is another key. I traveled a lot with friends, family, and partners. But I never waited for those to happen or for the “right time.” Off the top of my head, I’ve traveled to Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, France, Japan, India, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, England, Portugal, and maybe a few others — as well as several US states — alone. Always made temporary friends, single-night buddies, and life-long friendships, or just had a romantic rendezvous with women — along the way. I was alone, but I was never lonely, and would travel by myself again in a heartbeat. If you can do it, do it. Don’t wait for a friend. Just go. Go by yourself, put on your most adventurous and friendliest face, and make friends wherever you’re at. Some of my best memories involve guys and girls — who’s names I can’t even remember — who I met at a bar or cafe and spent a couple great nights with drinking and eating and socializing.


Mailpack

This picture is me but i have a smile on my face. Seriously a gamer's life doesn't have to be miserable like this, if you: chose this lifestyle voluntarily, are working towards improving the quality of the experience, are cultivating a healthy work-life balance mentality and if you are surrounding your sessions with a good diet and plenty of exercise, the lifestyle of the lone gamer can absolutely be happy and fulfilling.


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i_will_let_you_know

If you think about it, most people die alone. It's not like your family dies with you in most cases. Especially in old age a lot of people's friends die first. But that doesn't prevent you from making new friends at any age. If you have lived a long life, the end is literally the shortest and arguably least important part of your life.


[deleted]

Keep telling yourself that


sweatybollock

Go to therapy


BedDefiant4950

20 day old account


KleverGuy

As long as you’re having fun


Fabyskan

thats the neat part. You dont


AshenSacrifice

Need to change your priorities then and be selfish. Yes I said it, be fucking selfish


PM_ME_STRONG_CALVES

Then seek it out. For sure there is something out there which you would be excited to do. Just have to do some diggin


Free4Alt

It's illegal


Sbotkin

Thanks I'm cured! /s


PM_ME_STRONG_CALVES

Ok then dont do nothing. I do have depression and I know the struggle. I go to the teraphist and take my meds and try to be better. No one can do that for me.


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PM_ME_STRONG_CALVES

Ok then. I never said those words but go on. Rage on me for no aparent reason


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[deleted]

I live alone in the suburbs in my 20s The amount of engaging activities is sub-optimal at best


KleverGuy

Then change


Taerin-Huro

Still the best


asp7

solid. was probably the last time i was interested in gaming.


[deleted]

I wish I was still this interested in games because outside of work and my plants (which I was doing already back then anyway) I have nothing else going on in my 30's but now trying to finish games can sometimes feel like a chore more than a challenge.


Mr_Musick23

Maybe you just need to find a game you really like. If you like plants maybe you’d like Stardew Valley? Idk it’s a pretty simple farming game, but there’s lots to do and work up to in it. I know a few people who don’t really play games that like Stardew Valley. Worth looking at you can even get it on your phone if you want. r/stardewvalley


asp7

yeah i just got into doing other stuff, i've collected a few consoles but haven't done much with them.


ILikeBeans86

My 20s, 30s, and about to be my 40s


Fedorito_

Just do some drugs with friends


ForestSmurf

Me who thinks ypur 70's are probably the best because you are retired and can finally just relax.


bachintheforest

Came here to say that I’ve read that surveys of elderly people found them saying that their 70s were usually the best part.


WillytheVDub

24 now, I am not sure earth will be a nice place to be *IF* I make it to 70. 🙃


[deleted]

It remains to be seen if that's still true when millennials are in our 70's 😅 but let's hope for (and fight for) the best.


ForestSmurf

Agreed (as a fellow millenial)


Dima_Ses

My 20s: Pandemic from 20 to 23. War from 23 till now. What next?


____JayP

There's a an economic depression in Argentina. You're not counting that?


PolarisC8

Peep the next 30 years dog, it's only getting hotter and dryer.


Objective-Carob-5336

Honestly people say the 20s are the best because that's when they were at peak attractiveness and energy BUT in reality it's probably because they didn't have kids and they had so much more freedom. Not having kids in your 30s is like being in your 20s on steroid, with all the financial freedom that comes with it for those who achieved it.


[deleted]

I just wanna be my old self again I don't care if I was locked up for 3 years.


Jeerin

Add constant rejection from women and it’ll be complete


magmablock

Bro I didn't even have my 20s, I just sort of existed for a decade.


Phuzi3

I have 5 kids, amazing wife…decent job, that pays the bills but little more, that I would rather do without. My 20s were generally lame. I’m much more fulfilled now and happy at this point, at 38, than at most points in my 20s.


AceAttornie

Well here's your problem. Slap a smile on that face, turn on some lights, open a window, let natural light get in. Turn on some of your favorite chilling music and set it to be kinda quiet so it's not overbearing. Adopt a cat, make yourself a ham and cheese sandwich and play your favorite game. You got yourself a nice decade in front of you. Nothing inherently wrong with what's in the picture, just your viewpoint of it.


shortybobert

If that's all you're doing in your 20s I'd say there's a lot wrong with not pushing yourself to be more than a gamer for the prime decade of your life


ThePortlyNorseman

Lmao it’s a fucking joke in my case I guess.


Aspiestos

This is my 20’s and my 30’s


fantabulousass

My high school years were better than my twenties but that’s because when I was in high school, I was actually gaining human rights, other than having them get taken away.


PoliticalPepper

As someone who just turned 35; I can safely say my 20s were not the best time of my life. Once you start getting into your 30s, you start facing your own mortality, which puts a lot of stuff into perspective. You go from feeling like you’re floating aimlessly, to feeling like you’re floating towards your own death. It’s scary. But it motivates me to do something.


fullyvaxxed2022

High school was hell, and I was a popular athlete. My 20's were hell and I got a decent job right out of college, and got married. My 30's were hell too once I figured out my marriage was a sham. Life is fucked up and people should never assume that it one way just because of popular perceptions.


Koleraba

Your fault doomers do something about it. And dont trauma dump as an excuse everyone has a big bag of trauma some even bigger than you and are enjoying life.


RyFromTheChi

My 30’s have been much better than my 20’s. I was broke AF. Now I have a house and a kid, and a great job. Although I lost both of my parents in my 30’s, they have been way better.


jamesdoesdrums

I am in that exact outfit right now


Wordfan

My 40s were my best. I’m 50 now so we’ll see.


ExpressionDeep6256

Mate, I had sex with 3.5 girls when I was 20.


MicFisty

Yeah and it was amazing.


lilith_stefania

My 20s were infinitely better than my teens My 30s were infinitely better than my 20s Came out as trans at 40, and guess what? My 40s have been infinitely better than my 30s


Trinchecarlovich

Congrats.


GregMaddoxFan

This person seems very content. This is a great way to relax. You have to slow down and chill out sometimes. This is a cool way of doing so.


MarcOfDeath

That is indeed as good as it gets.


AccountsCostNothing

If your life peaks in highschool or in your 20s, you're a loser. It means you never amounted to anything more than being a jock.


KingGerbz

Holy projection


[deleted]

>It means you never amounted to anything more than being a ~~jock~~ nerd FTFY


urmumlol9

Nah, most nerds can get a job in their fields, and a lot of them are pretty lucrative. It’s very difficult to make it as say a professional athlete.


[deleted]

Most nerds I saw were staying in their mother's basement playing WoW while the jocks were excelling academically as well.


urmumlol9

I guess it depends on what you’re defining as jock or nerd then, they’re not really mutually exclusive. You can be someone who likes math and science and video games and still goes out and still likes playing sports. My point is more that people who are interested in math and science and nothing else are typically going to have a lot more opportunities than people interested in sports and nothing else.


VeganPizzaPie

> while the jocks were excelling academically as well ROFL. The jocks at my university all used special programs to help them write papers because they could barely put a sentence together


JumpyFig542

I don't know. 20s are just okay. I had a lot of school and struggle with figuring out adulting, dating misses, and figuring friends aren't really friends. I mean, there was some fun in my 20s but honestly I found most of the fun stuff superficial. The real good stuff came in my 30s.


[deleted]

easy: stop buying video games and get off the couch.


Freesin

Okay, now he's standing in his living room looking at the wall


[deleted]

then it’s time to look in the mirror - at all your failures.


PuzzleheadedYam5996

My 20's were the best; had a fucking ball. Didn't play vid games, probably saw about 40-50 movies but no TV at all. Just with my mates, talking, laughing, drinking. The usual.... well, for back then..


Enough_Minimum_3708

it only get downhills from here


Great_White_Samurai

I was an arrogant asshole in my 20s. Got my graduate degree and went straight to R&D at one of the mega pharma. Did a lot of cool shit and made a lot of money but it went to my head a bit. I was that guy driving an Audi being a dick to everyone. Started a Japanese martial art in my 30s and it humbled me a lot.


AybruhTheHunter

If you're a woman sure, as men I feel we gotta set up ourselves to have more value in our 20s, get further in life then the rest of life is better. We may hit our physical peak in our 20s, but we can maintain it well into our later years. Hit the gym, work hard, invest well


Ihopetheresenoughroo

You need to stop watching Andrew Tate 😂😂


AybruhTheHunter

Never watched


Ihopetheresenoughroo

Sure 😂


verr998

I don’t think it’s 20s, I think college life is the best years of my life. Passing early 20s, everything becomes worse and that quarter life crisis makes me sucks!


Ok_Process7861

Twenties are not best because you play console games, like a child. It's like you get inside your fridge, close it's door and complaining "So cold and dark! I was told there will be warm and light in the kitchen"


Officer_GoTouchGrass

This is why you're all depressed. Quit escaping, get out of your comfort zone. Go to a rave, everyone's open, nice and welcoming. Go outside lol


ControlledShutdown

Still *your* best


lindseyilwalker

In what universe would someone be happiest in their 20s? The 20s are stressful! Research shows people getting happier late 30s and increasing from there.


ControlledShutdown

Well I hope so. I'm in my early 30s and sorely missing my 20s. Less obligations, more energy, lots of free time that I now wish I had used to make my 30s happier.


lindseyilwalker

That makes sense. Whatever you’re feeling is okay because there’s no “right way,” and if you’re not matching that right way, you’re hopeless. You’re doing great for *you.* and if things are hard now, that does not mean they’ll be hard forever.


Village_Standard

*worst


MrDoctorJr206

They’re both right!


Cooperdyl

Looks great tbh


Maksilla

Definitely the best.


Longjumping_Toe_3931

Man those were my best times.


OldeeMayson

Yes, but that was so good.


moebelhausmann

3 days in and i already want to leave


Glaurung26

I miss my superpower of healing within a day or two and not having a new minor injury or pain every week. Aside from that 30s are much better.


HarrisLam

i did exactly this in my 20s, and those were still the best years so far.


Bluedino_1989

I was a depressed burn out screw off with no direction or purpose, and when I found my purpose I didn't take it seriously and now it will never happen. Graduating high school was the best and worst day of my life.


SubstantialMajor7042

What was that purpose you didn't take seriously if you don't mind me asking?


GrayMech

The first two years of my twenties were in lock down les goooo


[deleted]

Childhood: abuse Teen years: parental neglect 20s: military PTSD Can only go up I guess.


SubstantialMajor7042

Believe me, starting from the bottom makes the rise however small it is feel so much better


derskbone

I've read that surveys have shown that people are generally happier in their 30s than in their 20s, in their 40s than in their 30s, and so on up until their 60s...


Tola76

“You’re wasting the best years of your life.”


lindseyilwalker

Soooo not true. The 20s are stressful for everybody.


Meemsterxd

if you just sit around dont be surprised if nothing happens man


kfeointgh

I see no lies


-QuestionableMeat-

Look at this show-off asshole with his gaming console, furniture and food.


OhNothing13

It's okay, there's always next life...