Surviving Your 40s

Re:Surviving Your 40s by emodendroket on Monday May 07, 2018 @04:17AM (#17011130)

I hate metal and like watching football. But I'm on the cusp of turning thirty. Perhaps you need to do a larger survey where you also collect ages.

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Re:Surviving Your 40s by Baeocystin on Monday May 07, 2018 @04:33AM (#17011184)

Hmm. 44, love metal, enjoy football. Still kind of pissed the Chargers left San Diego, even though I live in the bay area now.

(Also, even though I've been here for a long time, freeways are called the. As in I take the 101 north to San Jose. But that is a wholly separate argument. :D)

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Re:Surviving Your 40s by mar77i on Monday May 07, 2018 @04:56AM (#17011281)

I'm 33, love metal and what is that football thing you're talking about? Oh, we have something similar here in Europe, but I don't follow that either.

Do I have to grow 40 to realize that life is unfair and finite, happiness is a choice and that I may, in fact, have my own opinion?

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Re:Surviving Your 40s by DataWorker on Monday May 07, 2018 @05:34AM (#17011395)

Are you the person you were at 22?

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Re:Surviving Your 40s by hdkmraf on Monday May 07, 2018 @06:30AM (#17011642)

Full metal-head in his 30s here, gotta admit I am a much different person and much happier now than when I was 22, sometimes I would like to go back in time and punch my younger self. The body is failing already, but the spirit is getting stronger.

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Re:Surviving Your 40s by emodendroket on Monday May 07, 2018 @12:19PM (#17013964)

I'm also happier at this stage of my life (turning 30 this year) than in the past, but I have to wonder how much is my personality and how much is circumstance. I'm married, we have our own place to live, I have a relatively successful career, I have friends, and I can pursue my hobbies more or less freely. Those things weren't all true for me at 22.

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Re:Surviving Your 40s by centrinoblue on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @10:40AM (#17021193)

I'm with you. They will always be the 'San Diego Chargers' to me

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Re:Surviving Your 40s by chrisan on Monday May 07, 2018 @06:58AM (#17011740)

Turning 40 in a year.

I love metal and going to symphonies and I really loved the SF symphony and Metallica.

I also love football, hockey, and F1, but I'm a very competitive guy and just love competition in general, like the Olympics etc. As I grew older I like these sports more as I discovered the coaching and game playing side of things. Seeing a team outplay a physically more talented team is gratifying or watching Ferarri/Redbull/anyone beat the superior silver arrows. The underdog stories are delightful to watch when they happen.

Doing rec sports, board games, video games, poker, laying down more mulch when helping a friend, growing better flowers, code golf, and obviously trying to build a better product than our competitors in software. If something can be measured or has a "finish line" I want to "win" it. When I am "defeated" I want to better myself for the next time.

I enjoy watching sports the same way I enjoy every tech talk by the almighty Carmack. Seeing someone at the top of their game has appeal to me

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