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Re:72-year-old Congressman pursues a Master's in AI by seanmcdirmid on Thursday December 29, 2022 @02:02AM (#34170265)
I’m really worried about existential depression at and beyond that age. Hopefully there are some (legal) drugs for that, I don’t really trust my own mind to get me through that (and after 70, I’m not really worried about a substance dependency).
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Re:72-year-old Congressman pursues a Master's in AI by 2000UltraDeluxe on Thursday December 29, 2022 @02:21AM (#34170354)
Which is why, I guess, people decide to do wierd things like getting a degree at 72? :)
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Re:72-year-old Congressman pursues a Master's in AI by AussieWog93 on Thursday December 29, 2022 @02:47AM (#34170469)
How old are you now? Just wondering how worried I need to be when I get to your age. :P
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Re:72-year-old Congressman pursues a Master's in AI by seanmcdirmid on Thursday December 29, 2022 @02:52AM (#34170501)
47. Right now I’m only worried about being depressed rather than actually there. It’s existential dread about existential dread…so very meta.
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Re:72-year-old Congressman pursues a Master's in AI by AussieWog93 on Thursday December 29, 2022 @02:55AM (#34170509)
>It’s existential dread about existential dread…so very meta.

Is that the definition of a mid-life crisis?

I'll see you in a decade and a half, I guess. :)

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