Which stages of life do you think is the best part? (sh.itjust.works)

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Childhood has zero freedom. Also its can be emotionally excrutiating if you rolled bad rng and got shitty parents.

Adulthood is just wage slavery.

Being old is just dementia and suffering from a lot of diseases.

What the hell? This game sucks 0/10

I wanna play this game respawned as a cat, with a faithful human servant of course.

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[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

So far for me it has been from 40ish on.

Agree on childhood, mine wasn't bad really but I hated the absolute lack of freedom.

Early adulthood is poverty and struggle, and anger is closer to the surface.

30s were the worst for me, raising kids was nice but I was stressed all the time, ALL the time, and also didn't realize how much birth control pills were messing with me.

Early 40s, wow. Sex drive like a teenager but so much more opportunity to use it. Probably nature aiming for some reproduction before cutting it off but WOW. Felt good physically, and almost certainly my best looking years were mid 40s, underweight but tall, I love the look, so felt attractive too.

50s so far probably my most comfortable years. Nothing hurts, still some financial stress but kids grew up great, better relationship , it's mostly just work, exercise, fewer responsibilities I'd say. Certainly an easier time emotionally - don't get mad as easy.

Stay in shape and hang on. I can't say it WILL get better but will say it CAN get better. It has for me. And it's been kinda nice to have it come later.

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