Is there an age where you decide to just 'let it go'?
Not talking suicide. But, I mean more like an age where you know you won't be dating anybody and that you don't care if you let some of your health slide. Get a little chubby, drink some beers that you never did before, smoke like you never did before when you spent years avoiding the stuff when you were younger.
Stuff like that. I think I might get into smoking when I'm more into my 40s or something. I don't care, life would've long pass me by then, it isn't like I'm going to be a successful individual at 55 or something.
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Slatlun
in reply to NeoToasty • • •twinnie
in reply to NeoToasty • • •Well most people get a bit like this after they marry. Are you talking about giving up on finding romance? You can still do it when you’re older but everyone’s gonna be divorced with a kid.
You shouldn’t ever really give up on your health, as you get older you’re gonna need it more and more.
CanadaPlus
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CanadaPlus
in reply to NeoToasty • • •Few people at 45 feel like they're ancient and just need to hurry up and die, OP. Hell, actual seniors think of that as young and virile.
That aside, I've given up on having a proper career at this point. I'm not sure how much I want to go into what happened on my main, but I was pretty much obsessed with making a modest legacy in high school, and I fully expect to just hustle to survive now.
_edge
in reply to NeoToasty • • •I'm a little chubby and drink more beers than i should. I'm 40. I'm in a stable relationship, so not on the dating market.
Also, I have similar thoughts about my professional ambitions. I'll neither become CEO nor professor, so why bother. Could I make more? Probably. A more fancy title? Sure. But why I care?
Snot Flickerman
in reply to NeoToasty • • •Things like smoking will make dying a living hell. There's a difference between "dying faster" and dying horrifically in painfully horrific ways that basically end with you pumped with fentanyl until you're dead, and that's if you're one of the lucky ones.
It's way more likely that you'll grow up and realize you've been a lot more unhealthy than you thought, even without drinking or smoking. Like, "oh shit, I'm that majority of Americans who is overweight and it actually has been terrible for my body and I should probably change that if I also don't want to die horrifically."
Feydaikin
in reply to NeoToasty • • •I don't think there's a set age for that. It's probably more of a mindset thing.
I drink, smoke and eat what I want, when I want. Gave up on chasing a new relationship and although it does get a bit lonely and I miss intimacy, I'd say I'm pretty happy where I am.
But yeah, I am in my 40's and have been around the block a few times, so it's not like I've missed out on anything.
But who knows? I might change my mind at some point. I was never too good with monotony and even this level careless freedom might grow stale in time.
molave
in reply to NeoToasty • • •boreengreen
in reply to NeoToasty • • •I never feared getting chubby. It was never an obstacle to social interactions. I say eat what you want, don't overdo it. If your doctor tells you to stop, then follow their recommendations.
I don't think it's ever a great idea to engage in self destructing behaviour, such as smoking, no matter your age. Avoid messing up your body, and the chances for a happier life goes up.
Grass
in reply to NeoToasty • • •dunno about when, but I'm probably going to just rack up a fuckload of debt and get fucked on drugs right before I die. If my health continues to somewhat hold up enough to live approximately normally, and the 1% doesn't make the planet unlivable before then, it will be when I'm a decrepit old man. Although I already feel like a decrepit old man so who knows.
I never needed to live like a billionaire, I just wanted to buy a house with the same number of work hours as my parents. Literally impossible. Not even having parental assistance is enough anymore, you need wealthy parents. Or at least two exploitative businesses and a lot of connections but I have -712 social skills. If only real life ng+ but on a different planet and as a species that isn't inherently evil.
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