As commonly as "advice" is a form of nostalgia ("Don't make the same mistake I did.") it can still be useful if read from that perspective. This person isn't gi

As commonly as "advice" is a form of nostalgia ("Don't make the same mistake I did.") it can still be useful if read from that perspective. This person isn't giving advice but rather explaining a mistake they made. Any calls to action in the article are just behavioral changes learned by the author after noticing their mistake.