<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@whitequark" class="u-url mention">@<span>whitequark</span></a></span> I've felt similarly and i've be told by other "wow, you're way more 'sage' that I expect someone your age to be" by light elders (1 or 2 decades)<br />By I really can't help but think: "how the fuck were you so carefree for 3/4 of your adult life ? Who gave you the spoon ?"</p><p> Having a hard life isn't a recommandation (duh), but I would really feel we can live happier in a society, where the blissful ignorant people try to understand their struggling neighbor just a little bit more</p>