• phutatorius@lemmy.zip
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      I have a principle of not judging my younger self for not knowing better. Hindsight isn’t helpful.

      Anyway, there are lots of people who don’t learn from their experiences, so they’re fools when they’re in their 70s just like they were fools in their 20s. The only difference is that they had 50 years of opportunities to learn, but because they were fools, they didn’t. That makes old fools even worse than young ones.

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        Too bad many people never get to that point and keep the same stupid beliefs they had as children that their dumb parents forced upon them.

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      And it never ends! When I was 25, I cringed at how I was when I was a teenager, but I was glad that at least I wasn’t like that anymore. Now that I’m in my 30s, I cringe at how I was when I was 25!

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      For me it is more like, when you interact with young adults - you will able to see the difference between developing and actually developmed brain.
      Tho not everyone reaches that point.
      And yes. We all been that stupid.

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      No one cringes at the thought of pooping their pants when they were 1 year old. It’s normal development at the time and soon you move on.

      It’s the same at any age. It really should carry on like this if you continue to learn and grow through your life.

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        Pooping your pants seems like a numbers game.

        Like a shart, you have to roll the dice a lot, but usually win. Eventually, your card gets pulled.

        So when it happens to me, I plan on laughing about it and dealing with it. And until then, working on continually improving and balancing my diet, and anal health and happiness.

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        But it’s very different when you’re a typical healthy adult and someone reminds you: you’re almost at an age where it’s normal to poop your pants. Talk about cringe