I don't know how it is for you, but when I look back at 24-year-old me, I am not impressed. I guess what I'm saying is that there are a lot of us who definitely don't have their shit together when they're 24. They say your prefrontal cortex isn't fully developed until 25 at the earliest, but I feel like it was closer to 30 for me. Granted, I'm kind of a dummy anyway, so this probably doesn't apply to everyone.

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 16 points 7 months ago

Just wait. 45 year old me was cringe. And 35 year old me? How did that guy even have friends.

[–] Risk@feddit.uk 14 points 7 months ago

That reads as "I couldn't make those decisions at that age, so obviously no one else could."

I say this as someone that had my first child at 23, after talking about it with my girlfriend since the age of 19.

We don't regret a thing. (Well, apart from not winning the lottery. Yet.)

[–] explodicle@local106.com 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

24-year-old me was an awesome badass and I regret nothing.

[–] Custoslibera@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

What happened man? You used to be cool.

[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

I was a shit person at 24 who knew nothing so everyone must've been a shittier person at 24 who knew even less than me, vibes.

[–] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 8 points 7 months ago

I don't look at other people as if they are or were me, I look at them as if they are their own people who may or may not be living their life differently from me.