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In 1826, at the age of forty-four, Thorpe studied early English antiquities at the University of Copenhagen And here I am, in my late 30s, thinking that my pro
by usrnm 2y ago
In 1826, at the age of forty-four, Thorpe studied early English antiquities at the University of Copenhagen
And here I am, in my late 30s, thinking that my productive age is far behind me
- brcmthrowaway 2y agoi bet this person was an aristocrat with a bunch of servants to rear their children.
- kwhitefoot 2y agoMost likely. But what was your point? It's surely well known that free time is what you need to get anything done.
- krisoft 2y ago> But what was your point? The point is that usrnm shouldn't compare their own productivity if their circumstances are different.
- Angostura 2y agoAccording to Wikipedia he started off as a banker, before switching to scholarship. He was then granted a ‘civil list pension’ - basically a government annual grant in recognition of his valuable but unpaid work
- ZaoLahma 2y agoI guess if money wasn't such a limiting factor, more of us would be productive in different ways later in life. Instead of implementing already invented ideas, we could invent now that we are at the peak of our knowledge and mental capabilities. It's really hard to justify the financial loss required to (full time) pursue novel ideas when you're middle aged. It's much easier to just put in the 8 hours per day and collect the paycheck.
- dr_dshiv 2y agoMoney is rarely a limiting factor as much as the desire for more money.
- ZaoLahma 2y agoHow do you figure?
- dredmorbius 2y agoNeed vs. want.
- krisoft 2y agoIs a health insurance a need or a want?
- ninininino 2y agoStrictly speaking, it's a want. The classic needs are food (and water), shelter, clothing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_needs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_needs I personally have gone uninsured for a few years at a time and there was no instant calamity, just an elevation of risk.
- ilinx 2y agoWouldn’t that vary from person to person? I have several medications that I objectively need in order to remain healthy. The cost of those would be prohibitively expensive without a good job and/or health insurance.
- ssl-3 2y agoI think they're trying to suggest that since they survived a period in their life without health insurance and did not experience calamity, that everyone else who needs to live must also be able to do so. And thus, by extension: Those who cannot live without health insurance needn't remain alive.
- mandibeet 2y agoI think, age is truly just a number when it comes to pursuing passions and achieving goals.