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I‘m 42. Here‘s my advice to someone half my age. Have conflicts. Put your heart into it. If you loose, you receive some truth. If you win you give some truth. T

• twayt 4y ago
  The prerequisite for this is a healthy foundation of self belief. Young adults out there are getting hammered by messages that imply that they are fundamentally flawed and will never stack up. It’s a fragile place to be
  • _mme 4y ago
    Any message you receive you should evaluate in the context of your physical life. It’s your life!
  • mancerayder 4y ago
    The messages need to be questioned. Questioning authority, your peers and the society as a whole is an important step to develop a sense of self. It means you might be perceived as a rebel or immature at times. Sometimes you can't give a shit what other people think about you: I do not see that message being reinforced. I see vicious conformity among American youth.
    • mLuby 4y ago
      > Sometimes you can't give a shit what other people think about you That worked when gossip didn't travel farther than the next town. Just when young people are given more viable ways to live than ever to pick from, they're given fewer chances than ever to start over if they choose unwisely. Are many narrow choices better than a few broad ones?
• kmlx 4y ago
  > loose since a few years ago i’ve noticed a trend where people write “loose” (not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached. "a loose tooth") instead of “lose” (be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something). "I've lost my appetite") does anyone know what’s going on?
  • avx56 4y ago
    swipe-to-type?
  • _mme 4y ago
    soy un perdedor
  • alar44 4y ago
    The ubiquity of spellcheck and autocorrect. I can't spell for shit anymore.
    • sethammons 4y ago
      Spellcheck without autocorrect taught me to spell. I would retry the word with a squiggly red line under it til it was good. Autocorrect doesn't allow this self-remediation and learning. Disable it :)
  • goblinux 4y ago
    i think it’s because choose and chose are pronounced different from loose and lose- but autocorrect has no idea the difference or context of use and so people throw whatever out there
  • mkl 4y ago
    And "it's" instead of "its", "you're" and "they're" instead of "your" and "their", "weary" instead of "wary". Lots more people seem to be making these same mistakes.
    • hxugufjfjf 4y ago
      "try and think" "would of" "could of" - english native speakers 2022
      • mkl 4y ago
        Well, "try and" has been valid English for centuries [1], and "would of" and "could of" are not recent problems. [1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/were-going-to-explain-the-deal-with-try-and-and-try-to https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/were-going-to-...