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Originally posted by Jesus Pimp
I'm 24 now and I've noticed that people especially adults get progressively more boring and more uptight as they get older.
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This is such an excellent demonstration of the perspective on being older from someone younger.
As far as I can tell, as we get older, we gain some amount of wisdom - principally as a result of having more life experience. That wisdom has the propensity to create a large deal of cynnicism (sp?), which someone who was less experienced might call "being uptight". Those of us who have clocked a few more hours on the planet can easily become jaded about the fact that human (and especially Americans) are so easily amused by such soulless drivel. This usually comes out in remarks that sound especially uptight.
As for the boring part, some of us don't have the need for constant excitement. It's what happens when one is allowed to develop an attention span that belongs to something larger than a gnat. Instead of boring, you might try serene, or better yet, wise. Any way you slice it, it's a touch slower and more involved.
Relax, young grasshopper, and save this thread. Read it when you're 40. But be sure to take a piss first, because you just might wet yourself laughing.