to all the elders one , i want t ask what experiences one should not miss out . it could be anything u want to share like travel or something else . how to enjoy your 20 s ?
Working in customer service. Everyone should work either at retail, and/or in a restaurant as wait staff. Male or female. You will get treated like crap. The idea is that you won’t later do the same to other retail/service workers.
At the very least, you should, if you ever intend to frequent such establishments, anyway.
Such nonsense advice. People in retail often treat eachother terribly, this idea that you won’t be mean if you’ve had the experience is a pipe dream. Assholes will be assholes whatever their experiences are.
OP: what’s an invaluable experience in life?
Lemmy: Work!
Work is a fact of life for most people. The lesson here is not to work but to gain empathy.
I do actually believe work is incredibly important. There are a few who have not worked a day in their life. If you have met them, you know just how insufferable they are. Work is invaluable. Especially unpaid volunteering.
Learn a different language not in your native languages language family
Bonus points if it’s culturally dissimilar and you live there for at least 3 months.
Living somewhere isnt a “need to be done” bc not everyone has the money for that. But languages you can learn for free. Libraries at the very least if you dont even have a computer
Of course. Hence the “bonus points” phrasing.
I speak 4 languages and it feels like I think differently in each language.
Same
Read a book that is >100 years old.
Don’t think I’d say it has to be older, but I’d echo the sentiment to read something.
Too many of my peers (and myself at some points) would rarely/never read a book unless forced to for a school assignment. If that’s you op, get out of that headspace asap.
When they use words and terms you need to look up and sentence structure both of which havent been used in over 8 decades
Yes, you need to look up “decades” 😉
No i just did a typo… Thinking about 80 years while wanting to write 8 decades
This one is a fucking excellent read
Two months ago you typed like this: https://thelemmy.club/post/54902713
We all know you’re literate.
First, sober up and get control of yourself.
Then, do whatever you want. 20s are still young.
Is this about the capitalisation?
If so yes. Evolution of language is a thing. Older people just have to accept it at some point. But this just seems like a needle regression for the sake of doing something different. Does it come from some smart phone behaviour or something?
I think he’s just drunk.
The dude in managing to slur their speech in text and somehow all you can see is capitalism; typical ML user /s
lol.
Curiously, I’m an ml user from before the “migration”. Back then there weren’t nearly as many options.
Yeah. I had no idea there were factions. I read about the open nature of Lemmy and thought it wouldn’t matter. Now I’m an .ml user…
Well I think some loud voices point out the “factions” more than matter.
Not sure I enjoyed my 20s, had more of an “it gets better” arc but I would say value your friends. It gets harder and harder to meet up and to make new friends, do the most you can to stay close to the ones you have now & your life will be better for it.
thanks bro will consider it
I’m 46. No elder yet but I’ve done some stuff that formed me in a good way.
Do shitty jobs for a while. And I say that with the most respect because I’ve done them all.
- call center
- cashier at a supermarket
- customer service
- waiter
- …
It’ll teach you to appreciate good jobs later in life.
Travel abroad and interact with people. Profound experiences will follow. You’ll open up to other cultures and opinions.
Travel on foot or by bike and camp. You’ll view our planet and nature in a different way.
Build routines. Everyday routines are obvious but try to embrace some more periodical routines like gathering with some friends around the solstices. I invite people around winter solstice every year without them knowing the occasion. Nothing big, just some simple food and drinks. No party, just getting together. Campfire at night is tradition. I try to invite new people to the group every year and nobody is obliged to come. Life can be busy as you get older.
Value experiences over possession but don’t throw away your money. Life altering experiences don’t have to cost much. You can travel nearby or on the cheap.
If you like to draw, follow some entry drawing classes. If you don’t like to draw, follow some photography classes. Entry level stuff is fine. It’ll teach you to be a better spectator. (Learning how to look at and interpret art teaches you the same skill)
Make friends, explore hobbies, be eager to learn
LSD
Or mushrooms. I personally prefer LSD but shrooms be good too 🥰
Agreed. I too much prefer LSD but I know generally speaking more people seem to prefer shrooms over LSD. At least in my experience.
I think there are two separate questions here.
- Which experiences should not be missed? Those that help you grow. In no particular order: heartbreak, loss, defeat, love, friendship, challenge…
- How to enjoy your 20s? Well I guess that somewhat depends on your funds, your preferences and your location.
What I’d recommend: Don’t stick to what you know, you have the rest of your life for that. Try new experiences, keep an open mind, meet new people, visit different places, learn things. And chase your dreams before life has got you on your knees.
thanks buddy .
Being in a service job that is your only source of income and wealth. Where you will end up hungry and homeless if you lose it.
If you ever have the chance to go snowboarding in fresh powder snow on a sunny winter day, you should. I know, it’s expensive, unnecessary, wasteful, difficult to arrange and perhaps even dangerous. It’s still worth it if you can.
Labor. I don’t mean this in a right-wing way, or an ableist way, I mean that those who can, need to. Capitalists and landlords work to remove themselves from the fundamental productive process, because ownership creates no value. Labor should not be a punishment, nor something enslaving us, but should instead be something we do because it benefits the good of all, and the systems of private ownership directly plunder the social product and alienate us from the products of our social labor.
Retail work
Travel alone and do some volunteer work.
Turning 50 next year, total eclipse was the neatest experience so far. I saw it in Indiana. It’s impossible to describe or capture in photos or video, you must experience it in person. Absolutely worth traveling for if you’re able.
