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Re:Ask HN: What is it like to be old? What advice would you ... by lewisjoe on Saturday September 19, 2020 @10:49PM (#24531615)
This is exactly what I’m afraid of. I feel I’ll regret my younger self no matter which path I take, even if I take a balanced path.

There will always be choices that I would have made that my future self will deem wrong.

How do I deal with this? Is the key to happiness when older is to just lose all memories?

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Re:Ask HN: What is it like to be old? What advice would you ... by ZephyrBlu on Sunday September 20, 2020 @01:20AM (#24532056)
Why do you dwell on the past so much? Make decisions with conviction and then live with the consequences.
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Re:Ask HN: What is it like to be old? What advice would you ... by Aeolun on Sunday September 20, 2020 @12:42AM (#24531942)
More like you just have to accept that two options are sometimes mutually exclusive. Like which starter pokemon you pick, except you’ll only get to play life once.
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