I think it's counterproductive to tell people that "this time of your life is the best, you better enjoy it". People are different and framing something like th

I think it's counterproductive to tell people that "this time of your life is the best, you better enjoy it". People are different and framing something like that as a universal truth means that anyone who didn't have a good time somehow missed the best time of their lives. That being said, I'm curious why it seems fairly widespread that everyone had a bad time when they were young. Am millennial, grew up in the 80s and 90s and went to college in the 00s. Junior high was fine. High school was fun. College was great. Afterwards, in adulthood, I think pressure at work caused me the most consistent unhappiness of my life, but I got better at dealing with that over time.