TheHamsterSandwich OP t1_itkb7na wrote on October 24, 2022 at 7:46 AM

Reply to comment by manOnPavementWaving in how old are you by TheHamsterSandwich

Is that where all the delusional optimism comes from? Haha just kidding.

Not really...

ChronoPsyche t1_itkbfll wrote on October 24, 2022 at 7:49 AM

Delete this and repost it with teens. I guarantee they are the largest age group.

imlaggingsobad t1_itkbvau wrote on October 24, 2022 at 7:56 AM

my guess is 20s is still the largest

ChronoPsyche t1_itkc60l wrote on October 24, 2022 at 8:00 AM

No way for us to know without a category for teens lmao.

footurist t1_itkeds6 wrote on October 24, 2022 at 8:34 AM

I'd bet on that too. Usually, once the teens have been "exhilarated futurists" for a while they'll probably realize the wheels aren't spinning as fast and the mountain top is a lot foggier as it appeared to be. Then they'll probably progress into a more reserved kind of optimism for the future.

I could be wrong, but that would explain the amount of ( imo ) partly unfounded exhilaration in here.

beholdingmyballs t1_itkhj7d wrote on October 24, 2022 at 9:21 AM

The opposite happened to me I had a reserved optimism at first. Like "the end of history" not much progress is possible kind. As I grow older I only find myself becoming more optimistic.