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It might seem bad now, but later in your twenties you'll lose respect for people you don't know, too! By your early 30s you should be on track to lose respect for entire institutions, and eventually just humanity in general!
Mid to late 30s is an awkward phase of losing faith you didn't even know you had. Like, dozens of times. You'll hit rock bottom again, and again, and again, and whatever new low your brain just established for human malice and stupidity will be gut punched as your peers enthusiastically elect a pedophilic antichrist. Twice.
Eventually you realize there is actually no bottom, and you start to go numb - which is fucking great compared to the decades of getting dragged through through the coals!!
50s here. it gets worse before it gets worse.
Ngl, I'm already 33 but you guys are scaring me a lil lol
I lost most of my faith in humanity with COVID. I lost all of my faith in my countrymen in 2024.
In 2025 I found out that even losing your faith in everyone still isn't rock bottom. There are still somehow ways they can disappoint you even further.
Not sure what 2026 will bring at this point
I suspect 2026 will prove disappointing.
How unsurprising of it.
This has been my experience. I am pushing 40 and the last few years have beaten the optimism right out of me, and I already thought that was long gone.
I have often wondered if this is what most people have experienced throughout history or if this another fun millennial game we were forced to play. I'm sure every generation has had their stupid trends and societal problems but watching a country collapse under the weight of it's own stupidity seems less common. Not new, but certainly not something every generation deals with.
The ancient roman average citizen could probably sympathize with us?
I’m at the numb part too. Congratulations for making it this far!
I don't even like myself, and I know I'm straight up physically incapable of living up to my own standards.
I am exactly 30 years old.
Happy birthday.
Numb in my 20s. I just try to look forward to the soonest nice thing in my personal life at this point.
My biggest issue is finding friends with no kids! All my earlier friends are off doing their own stuff and don't care about me anymore. Which is fine, I'm good at being alone. I just want pals to hang out with.
Not to mention a non existent family due to maga brainwash.
Today I learned I lived through my 30s in my 20s