Kurt Vonnegut said that one of the scariest things that every happened to him was the day he looked around and realized people he'd gone to high school with were running the world.
Reached mid-thirties, I'm still having no idea what the *** is going on, the longer I live, the less everything around me makes sense (and I don't think it's me that changes that much...).
Watching what's going on in the US for instance, just results me in shaking my head in disbelief, without having any idea what's going on...
I really did start to feel like I had a better handle on things by mid 30s. Then it really sharpened in my early 40s. Not sure how clueless you might have still felt around then.
The resolution of the boundaries of my knowledge has increased drastically, but I feel like there are so many unknown unknowns. To be sure it's part of aging.
Historically? Mid-20s when you enter the work force and start wondering why groceries are so expensive. And then you lose your mind and get angry that life was so much better when you were 10 and not paying attention to that.
Also wtf is Tenet, does anyone even know? Or is Christopher Nolan just making a whole 2 hour movie to call his audience dumb? So fucking confusing, so much action, 0 plot.
If you invest a lot in to learning as much as possible when younger, then by like late 20s you can get a decent sense of things. But even then it's a tiny percentage of everything.
My friend mentioned to me that there are two types of cinnamon.
I happened to pass a spice stall at a local shopping center and started chatting about cinnamon. The guy behind the counter knew quite a bit, but pointed out that he wasn't an expert.
The aren't just millions of books you'll never read, there are millions of books you will never haver any idea that they exist.
I mean, I think the point of the post is generally how to live in the world. Of course there are almost infinite obscure facts and skills, but I get your point.
No fucking clue while being early 30s. When I was much younger, I thought my parents and adults around me knew much about the world. At my 30s I know one thing - world is fucked up and nothing can be in one's control. All we have is to try to react properly to the world around us. Other than that, no idea what is happening and doubt anyone ever had an idea.
It is not about age, it is about listening, and not listening to only one thing/person, but listening to anybody, not intercepting the talk, just take it in and think about why that person is saying what they saying how, don’t blame them for saying something “illogical” in your view, try to find reason in it by asking clever questions that do not insult the other person.
If you manage to do so, you can understand why what is and how it is, by talking to enough people, age is irrelevant.
47 Comments
realitista@lemmus.org · 34 pts · 348d
Trust me, you don't wanna know what's going on.
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 348d
Come ooooon, tell us!!!
realitista@lemmus.org · 5 pts · 347d
No, this is for your own good son.
DagwoodIII@piefed.social · 24 pts · 348d
Kurt Vonnegut said that one of the scariest things that every happened to him was the day he looked around and realized people he'd gone to high school with were running the world.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 348d
I used to be with 'it', but then they changed what 'it' was. Now what I'm with isn't 'it' anymore and what's 'it' seems weird and scary. It'll happen to you!
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 348d
If true, then that which will happen to me will change.
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 347d
and by 'it', haha, well. let's justr say. My peanits.
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 348d
Older than 60, I can confirm.
Just when you think you're getting a grip, everything shifts.
Angelusz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 348d
Become the Kraken, see it all.
psx_crab@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 348d
That's the neat part, you don't.
Sparkles@fedia.io · 9 pts · 348d
Roughly mid-thirties. Then the remorse sets in.
fuck_u_spez_in_particular@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 348d
Reached mid-thirties, I'm still having no idea what the *** is going on, the longer I live, the less everything around me makes sense (and I don't think it's me that changes that much...).
Watching what's going on in the US for instance, just results me in shaking my head in disbelief, without having any idea what's going on...
Quexotic@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 348d
Incorrect. You don't get there. EVER.
buttnugget@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 347d
I really did start to feel like I had a better handle on things by mid 30s. Then it really sharpened in my early 40s. Not sure how clueless you might have still felt around then.
Quexotic@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 347d
Yeah, it got better for sure.
The more I know, the less I understand tho.
The resolution of the boundaries of my knowledge has increased drastically, but I feel like there are so many unknown unknowns. To be sure it's part of aging.
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 9 pts · 347d
This is the question to the ultimate answer. The answer being "42."
ickplant@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 347d
I’m 42 now but have yet to experience ultimate enlightenment.
Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 348d
Such an appropriate post to find on my birthday.
DagwoodIII@piefed.social · 6 pts · 348d
Happy Birthday, internet stranger.
Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 348d
Thank you!
Shellbeach@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 348d
The goal is not knowing what's going on, it is not caring about any of it
zanzo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 348d
Buddhism
JoMiran@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 348d
You need to be dead years old.
ekZepp@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 348d
316th
NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 348d
Historically? Mid-20s when you enter the work force and start wondering why groceries are so expensive. And then you lose your mind and get angry that life was so much better when you were 10 and not paying attention to that.
Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 348d
Mid 20’s doesn’t know shit.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 347d
Me everything I watch a new movie/TV/anime.
"Wtf", "What?", "Nani?"
Also wtf is Tenet, does anyone even know? Or is Christopher Nolan just making a whole 2 hour movie to call his audience dumb? So fucking confusing, so much action, 0 plot.
menas@lemmy.wtf · 4 pts · 348d
life is absurd. So you did it, I guess …
WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 348d
Ask yourself how rich, that's the only wquestion that matters.
grrgyle@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 348d
One more year should do it..
And009@lemmynsfw.com · 1 pts · 347d
31 is the answer.
zd9@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 348d
If you invest a lot in to learning as much as possible when younger, then by like late 20s you can get a decent sense of things. But even then it's a tiny percentage of everything.
DagwoodIII@piefed.social · 1 pts · 348d
My friend mentioned to me that there are two types of cinnamon.
I happened to pass a spice stall at a local shopping center and started chatting about cinnamon. The guy behind the counter knew quite a bit, but pointed out that he wasn't an expert.
The aren't just millions of books you'll never read, there are millions of books you will never haver any idea that they exist.
zd9@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 348d
I mean, I think the point of the post is generally how to live in the world. Of course there are almost infinite obscure facts and skills, but I get your point.
unwarlikeExtortion@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 348d
YES.
gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 348d
We're entering irrational times, ones that you can only navigate with your heart.
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 348d
Well, shit, I'm terrible at matters of the heart.
Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 347d
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bss03@infosec.pub · 3 pts · 348d
🎶 No one knows what they're doing. 🎶
imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 347d
No fucking clue while being early 30s. When I was much younger, I thought my parents and adults around me knew much about the world. At my 30s I know one thing - world is fucked up and nothing can be in one's control. All we have is to try to react properly to the world around us. Other than that, no idea what is happening and doubt anyone ever had an idea.
Petter1@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 347d
It is not about age, it is about listening, and not listening to only one thing/person, but listening to anybody, not intercepting the talk, just take it in and think about why that person is saying what they saying how, don’t blame them for saying something “illogical” in your view, try to find reason in it by asking clever questions that do not insult the other person.
If you manage to do so, you can understand why what is and how it is, by talking to enough people, age is irrelevant.
fenrasulfr@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 347d
I think the question is how much money do I need to know what is going on?
ininewcrow@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 348d
Usually when you get to that point in life .... your either dead or almost dead
Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club · 2 pts · 348d
... finding out what's going on or loving that long both sound like very risky propositions with dubious upsides.
RockBottom@feddit.org · -1 pts · 348d
Is this a question non-marxists ask themselves?
HikingVet@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 348d
Like marxists have a great grasp on reality themselves.
DagwoodIII@piefed.social · 7 pts · 348d
Take a lesson from Mao.
The true revolutionary hides himself among the masses. Only adventurists and posers boast of being Marxists.