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Whats your advice to the younger folks of Lemmy? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 days ago by crash_thepose@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Mine:

Learn a second language and keep up with the language your parents speak. You will regret being a brat about not wanting to speak this language especially as your family members pass.
The only opinions about you that really matter are from the people you respect and who respect you back
Being a kind humble person, who leads their political convictions with curiosity and not self righteousness is important. As that one person said: "I am no hero and neither are you."
Don't throw out your old media (mix cds, tapes, records, photos, zinee, etc) because you think they're embarrassing. They either will not be embarrassing later or they will become expensive and you can tell them for mad bucks.

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[-] InevitableWaffles@midwest.social 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

As someone raised by a very ignorant silent generation grandfather, there is a middleish ground. Listen to the stories. The lesson you may take may not be the intended but can be instructive. What is important to remember is their world no longer exists so take the advice with a grain of salt. While I am just as mad as anyone else with the mess we have been left, close personal older family and friends can still provide useful advice. Just... Weigh it out with your lived experience. Use what serves you. Edit: spelling

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