We say that the brain is done developing around 25, but I don't really consider anyone "sensible" until they're 30.
I wasn't really truly sentient until I was like 35.
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Youth is wasted on the young.
tolkien didn't even start writing it until he was in his 40s
he knew what he was talking about
Me at 40: how come Hobbits only get sick from poison or cursed objects?
I was in my 40s when I finally accepted that grown-ups are a myth.
I feel like a knew for a lot longer than that, but goddamn does every passing moment just reinforce it harder and harder
If you really want to feel like a grown up, make a Simpsons reference to one of your GenZ coworkers
ive heard rumors about genz coworkers, but ive heard they are ultra rare.
Me at 50: I feel like I’m almost ready