I've seen similar questions being put on other forums like Reddit who talk about things similar to what I've spoken about such as worrying they'll regret not doing something when they are young because otherwise they'll never do it when they are older. I seem to find myself falling into this comparison trap and I feel like I may not be the only one. I seem to think because of the commercialised world we live in with taking selfies and videos on social media, adverts (commercials) for things, having access to do so many things now than maybe other previous generations had, etc it feels like we live in a culture of "you must have this, must have that" etc. I remember the other night in Copenhagen in a bar for a drink, I spoke to dad and stepmum about missing out on the things like socialising with a bunch of friends in a bar and explained that they never felt they enjoyed it much and felt out of place or bored of it after a while and told me I'm not missing much really.
I feel as though if you are a young person in today's world, who are "meant" to have a big social life with plenty of friends, lots of selfies and good times on your phone, doing lots of travels to places, seeing lots of live gigs and so on. I seem to think my life should be packed with all these things but I've only been to 3 gigs and 7 or 8 out 195 countries in the world as an adult. I also feel as though seeing a number of artists and musicians peaking in their 20s gives off the impression that everything "should" be done during that decade of life. Despite being in my 30s, I still feel about 5 or more years younger or behind than my peers and only just starting things in recent years than I did when I was younger.
The thing is with me I seem to think I've started gaining more confidence in doing things later like travel from my late 20s onwards but end up with that voice in my head wishing I started doing that stuff during my college or uni years despite not having the confidence I had later and now.
05 Dec 2024, 10:39 am
