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Also, you usually leave behind your carefree days where it is easy to have fun and have adventures. When you get older and are married and have children, or just have a regular job - life is no longer exciting
Meh, it can be exciting also, you just have to keep doing new things and going for challenges.
The problem is not the additional responsibilities, that sure make things harder anyway, the problem is that people get lazy (comfort zone) and stop trying and learning new things, so of course life gets dull that way.

It is not so easy as when you were young, that is for sure.
 
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22 and my life's just getting good. Everyone's "best years" are different. It's bs to say it's only downhill after 25.
It is not an exact age, but it is proven that after a certain age you regeneration capabilities go downhill.
It is only a physical factor, and the only one that goes downhill, every other aspect can go uphill nonetheless.
 

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It is not an exact age, but it is proven that after a certain age you regeneration capabilities go downhill.
It is only a physical factor, and the only one that goes downhill, every other aspect can go uphill nonetheless.
Yeah, physically it'll be downhill, but diet and exercise should keep you good for a while.

I think the problem is people fall into a routine and everyday feels the same.
 
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It is not an exact age, but it is proven that after a certain age you regeneration capabilities go downhill.
It is only a physical factor, and the only one that goes downhill, every other aspect can go uphill nonetheless.
I think it applies mentally too - when your brain is ripe for learning (before 30) and your body is at its physical peak (16-25) that's the best combination for trying new things. Later on you stop being so willing to try new things. Either you are too tired or not flexible enough, or you're just not willing to put yourself or anyone else in danger when you know what works for you. You'd rather just keep doing the comfortable things that you know. I guess it's just my opinion - but I'm pretty certain everyone will go through something similar. Maybe at different ages (you might get sick and start deteriorating earlier or your brain might stay open for longer and you're healthier so start declining later on)
 
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I think it applies mentally too - when your brain is ripe for learning (before 30) and your body is at its physical peak (16-25) that's the best combination for trying new things. Later on you stop being so willing to try new things. Either you are too tired or not flexible enough, or you're just not willing to put yourself or anyone else in danger when you know what works for you. You'd rather just keep doing the comfortable things that you know. I guess it's just my opinion - but I'm pretty certain everyone will go through something similar. Maybe at different ages (you might get sick and start deteriorating earlier or your brain might stay open for longer and you're healthier so start declining later on)
Even if what you're saying is true, that isn't what determines your "best years", at least for me. I think that's the time when you're happiest.

Some people have a terrible time in those years and hearing that these are their best years is like hearing that it doesn't get any better than this.
 
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Old enough (Or mature enough?) to not be intimidated by command-line interfaces.
Well, that can be anything... If you were born in the early 80s at 4 yo you were not intimidated by clis.
Hmmm... Well... I suppose that means you have to be born in the 80s still, so you wouldn't be 4 anymore.
 

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Well, that can be anything... If you were born in the early 80s at 4 yo you were not intimidated by clis.
Hmmm... Well... I suppose that means you have to be born in the 80s still, so you wouldn't be 4 anymore.
I was only born in the year 2000... I'll be seventeen years old near the end of this month.
 

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Even if what you're saying is true, that isn't what determines your "best years", at least for me. I think that's the time when you're happiest.

Some people have a terrible time in those years and hearing that these are their best years is like hearing that it doesn't get any better than this.
That's true. A lot of people are happier with a settled life and once they find a stable way to live they feel safer and secure and happier. I think if you are having a terrible time, and it isn't caused by something physical outside yourself, it is really important to find some counselling and improve whatever the issues are. I remember being abjectly shy and socially awkward and it caused me a lot of pain and misery. I had only between one and no friends depending if I was in speaking terms with the other misfit kid at my school. BUT I went on exchange to France aged 16-17 and in the beginning/first half it was reall, truly horrible. But my shyness basically got beaten out of me - if I didn't learn how to communicate with people and do the right social things I would be completely on my own and screwed. When I came home I went to a different school (parents moved while I was away) and made a great group of friends. But if this is your story there is an easier way to fix it than having to subject yourself to a year of torture. See a counsellor who can help you work out what to do. I don't think it is possible to improve social anxiety on your own from sheer willpower - your brain prevents you from doing anything that would improve it. It might seem embarrassing or awkward but it is thoroughly worthwhile. Even if you aren't the sort of person who likes having adventures so you don't care, at least it will be one less thing to stress you out each day. If the misery is caused by something outside of you ---- that's a lot harder. If it is caused by someone being horrible to you then there should be ways to fix it. Even if you need no mental help a counsellor could still tell you what you can do to get away from any abus, and put you in contact with the right people. The worst is if you are stuck in some circumstances that you're just lumped with, and aren't anyone's fault so it's not easy to change. Eg if your family is quite poor and you have to work ten hours a day at the age of 17 to support them. Then really the only thing you can do is calculate plans to improve things - but they might be stuck like that for a while. If someone's situation is like this they really really have my sympathy :-(

Tl;Dr if you are miserable and young it is worthwhile working out how to fix what is causing it. Unless it is caused by outside circumstances, waiting and hoping it fixes itself isn't the answer, because it won't.
 

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