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I'm 36 years old, and the other day I started to talk to my friend about the existential anguish of aging. He didn't want to hear it, so I'll share it with you guys and maybe it'll strike a note with you.
I was thinking: I consider people "old" after 40. According to studies all parts of a human, including their brain, go into sharp decline at 40 years old. People are always uglier after 40 than before; their sexual market value diminishes precipitously at around that age. Women practically lose their ability to have babies at 40, and go into full-on menopause by 50 years old.
Think about it: what do you have to look forward to after you become 40? You're not going to suddenly become hyper-intelligent or even educated. Your income isn't going to radically improve. Everything that felt good in the past will feel less-so. There are no "firsts" after 40. All we do is finish raising our kids, then wait to die.
I was thinking: I consider people "old" after 40. According to studies all parts of a human, including their brain, go into sharp decline at 40 years old. People are always uglier after 40 than before; their sexual market value diminishes precipitously at around that age. Women practically lose their ability to have babies at 40, and go into full-on menopause by 50 years old.
Think about it: what do you have to look forward to after you become 40? You're not going to suddenly become hyper-intelligent or even educated. Your income isn't going to radically improve. Everything that felt good in the past will feel less-so. There are no "firsts" after 40. All we do is finish raising our kids, then wait to die.