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I resent society for all the lies they tell us when we are children, but perhaps the most damaging is failing to inform us of how rapidly our brains deteriorate in their capacity and sharpness. At 27, it is now impossible for me to get truly "good" at anything new. If I want to pursue something different, the best I can hope for is quaint mediocrity. If I had known this at 14 I would have focused my efforts on the things that really mattered to me, things that would be useful to me in the future. Why do we allow children to waste their precious brain cells on complete bullshit and then saddle them with reality only when they are too old and stupid to do anything about it?

>> No.20055271

I didn't ask

>> No.20055337

>>20055267
Because the masses don't know how to parent and leave it up to the state. You're lucky enough to not have been aborted, but you suffer from child abuse in the form of the education system. The system designed by the state was intentionally made to dumb you down. Historically you would have gained the knowledge and skills during an apprenticeship since childhood to pursue your father's occupation. Today we're not taught any skills, including critical thinking and shoved into the world with nothing to show for it. They set us up for failure, the game was rigged from the start.

>> No.20055422

>>20055267
Hey anon, dont be so hard for yourself. I know some things can be hard to learn in late 20s but think about Ryo Fukui. He started learning piano at 22, and 6 yrs later he completely changed the jazz world with his "scenery" album. He was also completely self-thought. So it's all in your hands, have a nice day.

>> No.20055601
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>>20055422
>he completely changed the jazz world with his "scenery" album

>> No.20055641

>>20055601
At least he tried

>> No.20055653

>>20055267
i wouldnt worry so much about that
of course shit takes a bit more effort to learn than when you're a child, but overall, we actually spend a very long time of our lives with very good and teachable brains

>> No.20055669

The bigger issue is that a lot of people barely have a concept of time. They think that life is just a never-ending procession of normal days, so they don't see years spent being a shut-in as eating into their finite time on the planet. When they finally get some sense of what has been going on, it's a horrifying situation.

>> No.20055693

>>20055669
Yeah, at the end of the day we're still animals. Not all of us prioritize anything other than being warm having good food and entertainment, and fucking.

>> No.20055715

>>20055693
I think it's clear that most people have a fundamental lust for 'something more than this', and not making any effort to try to get it can cause some serious emotional issues when they finally put their blinders down years down the line and have an "it might have been" realization. Those of you with high awareness but low drive are in a really dangerous position, you'll have great capacity for torturing yourself when it hits you.

>> No.20055742

>>20055267
You’re using this as an excuse to do nothing. Go out there and try. Statistic don’t mean anything to day-to-day life. Do something meaningful and this stupid idea you made up in your head will vanish away.

>> No.20055763

>>20055267
Do incels really think "muhhhhh society is the issue"? Pathetic

>> No.20055793

>>20055742
/thread

>> No.20055794

>>20055267
Read the ultramind solution

Read stolen focus by Johann hari. Do a dopamine fast.

Learn meditation. Read the mind illuminated.

You will become 2x smarter and learn much faster if you apply these trust me.

>> No.20055812

>>20055715
Agreed. I yearn to live for something greater. I think I want to feel like I'm part of a grand movement. As an American though, who isn't quite aligned with most people politically, I just feel alienated constantly.
I have a lot of energy, but don't know what to put it towards. I don't believe in chasing money, chasing women, or fighting for a clown world. I've settled on having a family to pass on some of my values, but it feels much smaller than what I'd prefer. I want more, but what is there to do, really? I just read, lift, work, and study.

>> No.20055950

>>20055267
read a book, retard

>> No.20055992

>>20055267
Perhaps you should curse it more for permeating one incredibly damaging myth: that getting good at things doesn't require a strenuous, almost inhuman amount of effort and time. Don't blame your age for it, but definitely curse yourself for not getting your shit together earlier.
Still, the best time to start polishing a craft was ten years ago. The next best time is today. Stop with the retarded excuses and start doing what you need to. See you in ten years, hopefully less resentful and powerless than you are today. Life for a man only truly starts once he hits his forties, thankfully.

>> No.20056022

>>20055267
>Le you can't psychologically develop past 25 meme.
You can bro, just try harder and find different methods of learning. If you did any schooling after high school you probably know how you learn best by now. You're probably not dedicating enough time. Just don't feel like you're doomed to never improve.

>> No.20056044

>>20055267
here are a couple more truth bombs for you. 1) even if you did focus fire skills you cared about when you were younger, odds are you would still be painfully average at them. this idea that hard work from the get go is a meme spread by people trying to create a parasocial relationship with you by showing you how good they are and swearing you are just like them, they just put in the work (presumably to exploit you to some degree). The truth is most people plateu at average no matter how hard they try (its kinda why its called average).
2) You blame your mediocrity on natural decay when in reality you probably indulge in a lot of activities that totally fuck your ability to achieve things that require time, patience and repetition. You arent getting the rate of satisfaction you are use to and so you put way less effort than is required to actually get good at anything. this isnt natural degradation, you did it to yourself (with a little push from advertising and peer pressure).
3) the synthesis of these two facts is that you probably were never going to be truely good at anything, even if you knew what you wanted to do from the womb. And even if you did have the capacity to be great you probably wouldnt reach that potential because you have terrible judgement and habits (so do most people btw).
4) the silver lining is that being average at things you care about is still good enough to be productive in that field because many times the difference between good products is not the talent of the creator but the unique perspective that they bring into it. 1000 average people can have 1000 different takes on the same thing and there is value in that novelty. But ultimately you have to be the one to see that value because ultimately you are the one that has to enjoy creating.

>> No.20056064

>>20055267
It's intentional of course. Read John Taylor Gatto.

>> No.20056082

>>20055267
everything you said is a myth and you have a mind virus that needs to be exterminated.

>> No.20056085

>>20055267
>At 27, it is now impossible for me to get truly "good" at anything new.
OP you are retarded. https://www.gwern.net/docs/spaced-repetition/2010-seamon.pdf
>JB is an active, articulate septuagenarian who
began memorising Paradise Lost at the age of 58 in 1993 as a form of mental activity to accompany his physical exercise at the gym
>Although we do not equate the attainment of master status in chess, for instance, with the memorisation of Paradise Lost, it is clear from
JB’s conservative estimate of 3000 hours of study that he, like other elite performers, has devoted numerous hours of deliberate practice to attaining his special skill.
You're just using your age as an excuse to lose more time. Gambler's fallacy. Not to mention Van Gogh started painting at 28

>> No.20056114

>>20055267
>At 27, it is now impossible for me to get truly "good" at anything new
This is not true at all, and honestly it's the standard story you get. Best to learn when you're young, everyone hears this constantly

>> No.20056173

>>20055267
Your intelligence increases until 40, then it starts to decline, stop making excuses.
Source: look it up

>> No.20056217

>>20055267
At 31, my mind is still sharp because I take a lot of supplementation. My body, however, is not the best due to poor posture and rigidity. I find it easy to read a book about theoretical or philosophical matters so long as it interests me. However, picking up an actual useful and important craft, such as carpentry, would be more difficult for me. It's also not a surrogate activity.

>> No.20056224

>>20055742
This

>> No.20056244

>>20055267

Maybe you're just a retard. I'm 30, and retraining at the moment to get a job in a completely different field in which I have no prior experience. It's not any more difficult than studying at uni when I was in my late teens and early 20s. If anything it's almost easier, as I know how to manage my time and don't lose my shit every time there's a minor setback.

>> No.20056283

>>20055267
I'd rather just live a good life. Achievement wouldn't be unwelcome, but I do think it's overrated. Better to cultivate a sense of spirituality and live my life the way I see fit.

>> No.20056320

>>20055267
I think you’re just depressed OP

>> No.20056322

>>20055267
Bullshit

>> No.20056327

>>20055267
You're a fool, I'm way better than I was in my early twenties

>> No.20056347

>>20055812
Patriotfront.us

>> No.20056352

>>20055267
>70 year old professors still keep up with the developments in their field and contribute their own work
>27yo OP thinks its over because it became a little hard for him to study

>> No.20056376

>>20055267
this shit wreaks of "why try if no one sees." because you like to do thing nigger. Doing things for the sake of receiving validation is super fucking lame and utterly common, which is probably partially to blame for why what you create or accomplish feels average.

>> No.20056394

>>20056376
>doing something for the sake of it
Cringe

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20056408

Take PRL-8-53 just before you're about to learn anything. It will give you godmode levels of memory recall and retention. People also frequently report being able to vividly experience scenes from their very early childhood

>> No.20056409

As a child, you are told the truth. It is as you get older you become desperate to believe the lies that tall papa sells, anything to keep you from out of his big dirty cloak

>> No.20056418

>>20055267
brainlet cope, end it now you dumb fuck

>> No.20056435

>>20056394
>doing something because you like doing / you find it interesting / you feel compelled to
>cringe
maybe nuclear war wouldnt be so bad