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How do I avoid becoming a crotchety old man? I’m seriously asking. (lemmy.world)

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You know the type, probably a good father or worker, but serious faced all the time, never smiles, often in a bad mood, very cynical. It’s just I feel like I’m on the path to this, I’m 28, just escaped 12 years of food service so I’m already super cynical and if someone comes up to me, I’m super ready to shut down whatever’s about to happen. I feel like working with customers for years I’ve learned to have giant walls up and I can’t seem to remove them. I see the other guys in the factory I’m working at laughing and joking all the time, I think of myself as funny but it’s always deadpan humor and I wish I could genuinely smile and laugh and make friends with the other guys. Any old timers or well travelers out there have any advice?

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[-] troglodytis@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Well, yeah. Yeah you're on the path to being a grumpy old man. Why the fuck wouldn't ya be? Have you looked around? So many humans doing what they can to actively make things worse. Everyday stupid shit just gets stupider.

Fuck it.

Yeah. We're fucking it up. Fuck it. Yeah. Peeps are shits to each other. Fuck it. Yeah. So many of us refuse to change even a tiny bit to make the world better for all. Fuck it.

Humans are some silly people. Best thing to do is improve little things around ya. Be the change you'd like to see. And.... Fuck it. Let that shit go.

Widen that view as far as you can. We're fucking miracles. Fucking stars blew up and made these crazy improbable combo of atoms speeding along on a spaceship planet that ending up making a you. And a me. And we're here at the same damn time. Fucking hell.

Yeah. Everything is fucked. But don't worry. No matter what happens, the sun will swallow the earth and it will all disappear.

So make the best of it. Enjoy the enjoyable parts of the ride. Find a butt to pinch, a flower to smell, a candle to burn. Waste some time.

Breathe and feel that fucking air in your throat. Fucking nice.

If you're grumpy, be grumpy. Enjoy it. Oscar your grouch right up!

Fuck it.

[-] Gumbyyy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Nihilism in a fucking nutshell.

[-] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Fair!? WHO'S THE FUCKING NIHILIST HERE! WHAT ARE YOU, A BUNCH OF FUCKING CRYBABIES?

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