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Take something you don’t like and try to like it

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270 points surprisetalk | 1 comments | 02 Sep 25 12:56 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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zwnow ◴[02 Sep 25 13:41 UTC] No.45102996[source]▶
Listen, I am 30 now. Not too old, still missing plenty of experiences in life. But I know what stuff I do not like, and I won't force myself to try and like them.

I hate sports, I tried liking it, did not work out (heh pun intended).

I hate cooking, I try it every other day, I will never like it.

Its okay not to like things.

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kingkawn ◴[02 Sep 25 13:42 UTC] No.45103012[source]▶
How are you an old curmudgeon at 30
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neutronicus ◴[02 Sep 25 13:46 UTC] No.45103057[source]▶
Hasn't had kids to push the Reset button, probably.
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zwnow ◴[02 Sep 25 13:51 UTC] No.45103128[source]▶
I am fully against forcing kids into this world with the way things are currently going. If I see a future I'd want to live in I'll think about kids.
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1. neutronicus ◴[02 Sep 25 14:55 UTC] No.45103921[source]▶
Fair perspective.

Honestly, for me the joy of life was front-loaded. Childhood was great, lot of stress and alienation since, with joy taken where I can find it but not a typical condition. My almost-six-year-old seems to be loving childhood as well, so I hope that even if things go really pear-shaped for civilization in the next couple decades he'll regard having lived as a net win.