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AT 25 I was going nowhere, having dropped out of my expensive liberal arts college education and the ample financial provisions of my parents (my grades were g
by horselydog 8y ago
AT 25 I was going nowhere, having dropped out of my expensive liberal arts college education and the ample financial provisions of my parents (my grades were good too, I just lost interest in normal life paths). So I worked menial jobs, learned to want cheap stuff (I have never had health insurance, 36 years and counting) and no doubt I did display antisocial behavior and talked wild crap.
SO now I am almost sixty,and nothing else ever happened, MENIAL JOBS CONTINUED, the most I ever received as official hourly wages was $12.50 per.
I was amazingly happy every day until just past age 50, what brought me down was DEATHS OF THE LOVED ONES, I seriously don't expect to be happy again , much, for the rest of this lifetime. I had a good run at THE LIFE OF A FOOL, somebody has to do it.
As for advice to younger me, I never listened to advice. AND even when younger I knew that you can't serve two masters, and so I fully expected that my monotonous hijinks would have to be their own reward. CUE some Edith Piaf music, let me grab my coat and I am just slipping out the door.
Good luck and stuff.
- throwaway2016a 8y agoThank you for sharing. If I may ask, why are you on Hacker News? I'm curious. You don't seem like the typical type. I'm curious what draws you to it.
- HiroshiSan 8y agoWhy did you post twice under two different throw aways?