Whats your advice to the younger folks of Lemmy?

Take

Care

Of

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TEETH

• Take care of your teeth. Floss daily.

• Strengthen your core. Lower back pain in your 30’s is a bitch.

• If you believe the current financial system will still exist in the next 30 years, start investing early. A little amount here and there builds up if you start early.

Don't work too hard, don't worry about finding a job you love to do, love your life, be able do your work without it affecting you very much.

Don't listen to any politician, they are all liars, even the one you think is different.

Meet your neighbors, join a local group of any kind, find community in real life and proximal to you, not just online.

Don't listen to internet influences, they're all out to harm you.

Do crazy shit in your 20's. It's harder to do crazy shit when you're older.

It's okay to acknowledge that some advice given to you by older folks of Lemmy is questionable and of limited value!

Please stay in shape.

You don't need to be a body builder, having a bit of a belly is fine, just make sure to stay somewhat active.

I am trying to get rid of 20 or so kilos, and at 38 it sure as fuck ain't easy.

It would have been way better to simply not accumulate that weight in the first place.

Wear sunscreen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTJ7AzBIJoI

Don't eat yellow snow.

Dont listen to the advice of unsuccessful people. Sure, keep it as a cautionary tale in the back of the your mind what not to do. But concentrate on the the suggestions of people who had success.

But success isnt only meassured in material form or status. Understanding what makes YOU happy is way more important. Money and status obviosly will help with that to some extent. But its important to not loose focus by chasing imaginary dragons.

What you see, hear or read is not what people think.

Do more drugs. Have more sex. The world is going to burn anyways.

It's absolutely fine to realize that something - that you previously thought you wanted to achieve - is not for you, and decide to give up on it; but you should try to make sure that you have had at least one experience in life where achieving something (or learning it, etc) turned out to be much more difficult than you thought, but you kept persevering until you overcame the challenge.

Maybe this is not actually great advice, but (speaking for myself) it has greatly increased my confidence in my abilities and potential, as well as my general self-belief.

Let me tell you about some fun I've had twice now:

Some of a tooth snaps off. You go to the dentist, "Yep, that needs to come out." You schedule an appointment with a dental surgeon. On that day, what's left of the tooth is torn out of your face, and a titanium drywall anchor dusted with cadaver bone is forced into the hole. You spend a couple months with a titanium cap sticking out of where your tooth used to be. Once it's healed enough, you go back to the dentist and the titanium cap comes out and they bolt a fake tooth to the implanted anchor, which hurts a part of your body that has never felt sensation before so it feels like it's 3 feet behind your head. And now one of your teeth is ceramic, weirdly numb, and food can get stuck under it.

Others in here have said "brush your teeth" but one of mine broke because resorption. The tooth hollowed itself out from the inside, for no apparent reason. So, don't randomly lose the tooth lottery either.

Younger like age? Or younger like newer to the platform?

For the latter, it's "this isn't Instagram, be yourself and don't worry about what others think. Also, hide vote weights and sort by new (at least in comments). Don't let others sway your opinion of a post or comment. Make up your own mind. Lemmy doesn't have a Karma system. Be conservative with your downvotes, but don't be afraid to use them if someone is rude or off-topic. Be generous with upvotes, but also be willing to block on a moment's notice — browse /all in the feed, see all the wacky new communities, and block the ones you have no interest in.

For age? Don't stress what you don't need to. I'm not religious, but you can use the serenity prayer (grant me the courage to accept what I can't change and the wisdom to know the difference... there's another part but you get the idea). Leave for work/school/appointments early and let the crazy people cut you off. Give them space. Remember that the morgue is full of people who had the right of way. Show respect and treat people decently until they show you otherwise. Don't be afraid to love, your friends, a lover, a few lovers along the way, your family, let them all know you care. And work stops at the door. If you see your boss outside of work, they're just another person. Don't disrespect them, but also don't kiss their ass. You might have to do that at work, but smile and use their first name. If they say something, remind them that we are not our jobs, we are individuals first. (Or maybe don't see people outside of work you aren't friendly with, since you do have to work with them. Know when to call situations like that.)

Eat more nuts they'll break your teeth when you're 45

I tried to write a post a couple times and the themes that keep coming up are "get good at money" and "practice delayed gratification"

It's easy to spend money you don't have on credit cards, and then have a horrible time later trying to pay them all off plus the 30% interest. Don't do that. Don't just buy stuff because it's there and easy.

Make a budget. You don't need to be fancy but you need to be honest. Add up your net income. Add up your expenses. Go actually look at your bank statement and see what you're spending, not just what you remember.

Join your local library. Read books. They probably have other media to borrow, too.

Join meetups and other local groups. Meet people. Humans are social creatures.

Always cut the cards and smile when you lose.

Try to create more and consume less. Volunteer in meat space.

I do not take my own advice.

dont get red pilled

That's solid, 2. is like the prosperity gospel of social rules though. People be pretty sadistic and it can affect your life in some petty messed up ways. Not really a lot that the "In my own lane" grindset can do to protect you.