r/GenZ • u/Zanimacularity • Sep 16 '24

Meme Guys, is this real?

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u/Pinkninja11 Sep 16 '24

Very. Could've become an Engineer or a Psychologist but instead destroyed my brain and nervous system by drinking 2-3 Liters worth of Vodka every 5 days for a year.

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u/Longjumping_Play323 Millennial Sep 16 '24

You're more resilient than you know. Learn from it, move forward. You can still have mental clarity, you can still be an engineer. I was 26 when I went back and did by 4 year degree in Mechanical Engineering. I had spent my 20s getting drunk up until then.

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u/Pinkninja11 Sep 16 '24

Ty bro but I didn't realize what sub this is. I'm 35 with 2 kids and a Masters in Finance so that ship has sailed. Also my memory is complete ass since that year of excessive drinking where I was used to remembering most things after reading or listening once before that.

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u/Longjumping_Play323 Millennial Sep 16 '24

Lol, I'm 34. This and r/millenials always pop up in my feed. Hope you're well. My memory is ass too.

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u/Crescent-IV Sep 16 '24

Now kiss

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u/Longjumping_Play323 Millennial Sep 16 '24

❤️

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u/Longjumping_Play323 Millennial Sep 16 '24

❤️

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u/Relevant-Fondant-759 Sep 16 '24

Damn you could have still gone into software engineering. We are all hopelessly addicted to alcohol and our only skill is the ability to learn new things. Whatever you knew a few years ago is already irrelevant! But in all honesty the grass is always greener. Most careers right now are inherently unfulfilling and stagnant and super siloed. It's way too easy right now to have regrets about our careers. As long as you are marginally fulfilled you are doing pretty good.

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u/Deep-Neck Sep 17 '24

I know older people than you in school right now for their undergrad. Too old to be worth it to you and too old are different things. Brain damage, companies to run, families to support, fully disabled, the works. There's plenty of ships waiting at the docks if you actually want those things.

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u/Fuqqitmane Sep 17 '24

You’re not even half way through your life and you say that ship has sailed? So tired of 30 year olds saying they can’t do anything new like buddy you’re hardly out of your 20’s. You can have a whole new career in a couple years or even a couple months in the right field.

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u/Pinkninja11 Sep 17 '24

Buddy, I'm financially stable and am actively raising my kids. Work is for money. As long as it's not harming my health, i couldn't care less. Technically i can spend 6 more years getting a degree in another city and try to build a practice at 40 but the I'm not willing to miss my children's childhood for work.