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Re:If childhood is half of subjective life, how should that ... by sokoloff on Thursday January 01, 2026 @06:44AM (#46453353)
I was partially (largely?) one of those other kids. Honestly, I loved it and, though it wasn’t perfect, I definitely wouldn’t re-roll my childhood if given the chance.

Later in life, I managed to catch up in dating and other aspects, but kept a good streak of nerd pride and am totally happy about that.

If you were to have observed my childhood and got depressed about it, that interpretation would have been misguided.

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Re:If childhood is half of subjective life, how should that ... by skjadhs on Friday January 02, 2026 @02:04AM (#46462185)
Stockholm syndrome. And also you were force to invest a considerable amount of time in a specific activity.
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Re:If childhood is half of subjective life, how should that ... by sokoloff on Friday January 02, 2026 @05:09AM (#46463306)
You say "were force[d] to"; I say "chose to".

Only one of the two of us was there.

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Re:If childhood is half of subjective life, how should that ... by NuclearPM on Saturday January 03, 2026 @04:11PM (#46481610)
Which one?
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Re:If childhood is half of subjective life, how should that ... by rr808 on Friday January 02, 2026 @09:32AM (#46465110)
Yeah you're right, I was a pretty geeky teenager myself. Its a tough winner takes all world, maybe working your ass off in HS is a good strategy that I messed up.
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