I see what you are saying, though I find it a bit unfair. I don't think age has to stop anyone, and I was more so using it as a proxy for being a different person with new priorities. In my years approaching 40, I can't say I care at all about sitting in front of a screen for hours on end making some doo-dad when I could be forming relationships that I missed out on earlier in life.
>> I see what you are saying, though I find it a bit unfair.
It totally was, and on purpose!!!
>> In my years approaching 40,
At 48 I can tell you that slowing down is NOT what you want to do, speed up!
>> I can't say I care at all about sitting in front of a screen for hours on end making some doo-dad when I could be forming relationships that I missed out on earlier in life.
One does not preclude the other. Hell everything is better with friends! The thing about old people is we dont want doo dads we want to get shit done. You can build all the things you want as beer money projects with the friends you make and if one of them hits, well... Im sure you know better what to do with money now then in your 20's.
"Beware of an old man in a profession where men die young"
You can own this, its totally reasonable to have a good idea and say "meh".
> at my age
This is a cop out. It's weak at best and you contributing to your own discrimination at worst.
You might not like that but I'm not just talking, I'll bring the receipts;
https://medium.com/illumination/late-success-is-possible-8ba...
I highly recommend you look at the 77th infantry division in WWII: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Su5-_KuDf8 Is an entertaining summary.