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post 1617512751 09-24-2020, 07:00 PM
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Life in your 40s is much better than life in your 20s

If you're old and your peak was in your 20s you've lived a pretty bad life. Kind of like the people who peaked in high school.
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post 1617512811 09-24-2020, 07:01 PM
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Keep coping op
post 1617512841 09-24-2020, 07:01 PM
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My peak was 6th grade
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post 1617513131 09-24-2020, 07:04 PM
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If you've used your 20s right your 30's gonna be dope and yeah the 40s pipedream is on some financial freedom, banging 18-25 yr olds without paying them, give back to the community, etc, etc

but people chit on their 20s so...
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post 1617513241 09-24-2020, 07:05 PM
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post 1617515061 09-24-2020, 07:25 PM
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i'm 40 and have to say life is good. all you have to do is stay healthy and keep leveling up, life only gets easier

the pros:
-different priorities. family>everything else
-making bank. pretty much buy what i want, when i want
-different perspective of life, so most things dont bother me
-confidence
-muscle memory and old man gains
-well networked and lots of career opportunities

the cons:
-body falling apart, sleep wrong and i get back pain for a week
-injuries take longer to recover, need more rest
-diet has to be on point. eat over maintenance for a few days and clothes get snug fast
-norwood reaper claiming his dues
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post 1617515451 09-24-2020, 07:29 PM
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Only better if you're fit with a good career, a place of your own, and no financial problems. Most men past 40 won't fit the criteria I just listed. Early 30s is probably the best time for a single male who has his act together.
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post 1617515601 09-24-2020, 07:31 PM
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yeah im going to say cope
post 1617515731 09-24-2020, 07:33 PM
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life is good in my40's OP- hell i never felt so in control and with the right mindset to avoid BS

its all uphill from here Enjoy Boyos
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I'm not there yet, but if this trend continues, I'm going to have to agree with opie, even if his sexuality is a hot debate topic on the misc.

The pros: I don't even know where to begin. Let's just say A LOT.
The cons: Reports of some Chads not liking women in their 30s. But I don't know where these Chads are. Chads I see seem to like me, even the wee little 19 year olds.
post 1617516031 09-24-2020, 07:36 PM
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I'm 23, I'm really focused on trying to pay my home off, making sure I take care of my body, that I invest in myself, continue lifting, make smart decisions. Hope I make it one day brah.
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Originally Posted By AgentSkyhawk⏩
If you've used your 20s right your 30's gonna be dope and yeah the 40s pipedream is on some financial freedom, banging 18-25 yr olds without paying them, give back to the community, etc, etc

but people chit on their 20s so...
My 20s was mediocre and I didn't really set myself up, sucksmane.

Only good thing is I only need 2 years to get a bachelor's. So maybe I get my Bachelor's and start saving like crazy?
post 1617520621 09-24-2020, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted By Jdcee⏩
Cope

- brb harder to get girls with glow
- brb test declining
- brb aging face
- brb body breaking down, no more morning wood, libido and body wilting.
- brb cant lift as heavy, injuries regularly etc
- brb harder to lose fat
- brb hair receeding for majority of men
- brb becoming more invisible to society
- brb less career options (can't become a football player, actor, musician, model etc). Only limited to middle class jobs
This is cope for peaking early. You think your 40s are going to be worse than where you're at now? That sucks.
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post 1617521891 09-24-2020, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted By Jdcee⏩
No, people that say they peaked in high school college are coping. 25-33 is grown man stage... There are pros in your 40s but to say its better than 20s-30s is pure cope at its finest

Even learning gets harder as you get older, harder to learn a new language for example, as well as other things. The quality of life goes down in pretty much every way possible
Do you think your will life be better at 40 or when you were twenty-something?
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post 1617522411 09-24-2020, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted By Jdcee⏩
Cope

- brb harder to get girls with glow
- brb test declining
- brb aging face
- brb body breaking down, no more morning wood, libido and body wilting.
- brb cant lift as heavy, injuries regularly etc
- brb harder to lose fat
- brb hair receeding for majority of men
- brb becoming more invisible to society
- brb less career options (can't become a football player, actor, musician, model etc). Only limited to middle class jobs
As long as you have your sh!t together the only one that applies is the last one. In terms of becoming an athlete, actor, model, etc. Hell, if you haven't made it by 25 those are most likely pipe dreams anyways. But if you plan your life and finances accordingly. Money can literally solve all of the other's. Life really is like a game. Keep working at it, leveling up, make wise investments and decisions, etc.



I'm only mid 30s now but I'm expecting my 40s to rock. Should have my best physique ever. On track to break a million in the market. Salary will be stacked and since I'm already debt free life will be good.
post 1617523141 09-24-2020, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted By Jdcee⏩
Cope

- brb harder to get girls with glow
- brb test declining
- brb aging face
- brb body breaking down, no more morning wood, libido and body wilting.
- brb cant lift as heavy, injuries regularly etc
- brb harder to lose fat
- brb hair receeding for majority of men
- brb becoming more invisible to society
- brb less career options (can't become a football player, actor, musician, model etc). Only limited to middle class jobs
BRB only if your'e a beta ****goot

pic is 44
brb - look fn awesome, does take a bit longer to recover
brb - body breaking down? I'm doing my first mma fight in 4-5 weeks likely someone half my age, been training 6x a week for the last 8 months
brb - steady rotation of 18-25's
brb - passive investment income of rents, air bnb, stock market gains, anywhere from 10-25k per month
brb - hair? lol, not even issue

Only thing is I choose not to lift heavy, it does put an unnecessary toll on your body
post 1617525461 09-24-2020, 09:11 PM
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major fukkin cope lmfao
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post 1617525851 09-24-2020, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted By WafflesBrah⏩
Only better if you're fit with a good career, a place of your own, and no financial problems. Most men past 40 won't fit the criteria I just listed. Early 30s is probably the best time for a single male who has his act together.
I have all that and I'm in my 20s still. Life is still at its best at 18-22.
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post 1617525931 09-24-2020, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted By Hardlifter9⏩
I have all that and I'm in my 20s still. Life is still at its best at 18-22.
im 27 and life is great, have my own apt in nyc and have my chit together, go out a ton with friends and on dates even during covid, and have some hobbies keeping me occupied

honestly sometimes need to step back and appreciate the trail you took in the grind bc im pretty fukkin awesome and i always push myself thinking im not
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post 1617525961 09-24-2020, 09:18 PM
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i kinda agree im 28 now

when im 35 ill have 10+ years mma training
trading stocks for 10 years
smoke any guy in their 20s

ill stil be banging 18 year olds
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Originally Posted By hotsaucebrah⏩
This is cope for peaking early. You think your 40s are going to be worse than where you're at now? That sucks.
all of these are excuses
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post 1617526701 09-24-2020, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted By spazzin⏩
major fukkin cope lmfao
Do you think your will life be better at 40 or when you were twenty-something?
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post 1617526821 09-24-2020, 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted By hotsaucebrah⏩
Do you think your will life be better at 40 or when you were twenty-something?
i think age is just a number bro but if you dont maximize your life then 20s will be better, but if you maximize your leaf you will have a good time until you die
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Originally Posted By miscbrah44⏩
all of these are excuses
Do you think your life will be better at 40 than it is now at 28?
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Originally Posted By Gizzyhardcore⏩
BRB only if your'e a beta ****goot

pic is 44
brb - look fn awesome, does take a bit longer to recover
brb - body breaking down? I'm doing my first mma fight in 4-5 weeks likely someone half my age, been training 6x a week for the last 8 months
brb - steady rotation of 18-25's
brb - passive investment income of rents, air bnb, stock market gains, anywhere from 10-25k per month
brb - hair? lol, not even issue

Only thing is I choose not to lift heavy, it does put an unnecessary toll on your body
You're making $10k/month in passive income?
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It will be for me because I'm pursuing financial independence. NOT having to sit at a phucking desk all day and being semi geographically bound will be huge.

Actually baffles me that people so easily accept the rat race and think that retirement is an age.

I never really understood the 20s thing. The going out/party life continued for a couple years after college, but by mid 20s my friends settled down and I started feeling stuck in the routine of work, gym, eat, sleep, occasional fun things.

20s suck so may as well make money and invest it so the following decades don't follow the same path.
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Originally Posted By TonyTriangles⏩
i'm 40 and have to say life is good. all you have to do is stay healthy and keep leveling up, life only gets easier

the pros:
-different priorities. family>everything else


the cons:
-body falling apart, sleep wrong and i get back pain for a week
-injuries take longer to recover, need more rest
-diet has to be on point. eat over maintenance for a few days and clothes get snug fast
I'm at the halfway point. Early 30s brah here. This list is everything i'm having trouble adjusting to.

Late 20's is when i hit a high point in my career that allowed me to travel most of europe and central america exploring cultures and having exotic romances with the locals. going on pub crawls, hitting random clubs in finland, romania, morocco, etc living life to the fullest. this was 26 to 30.

NOW covid has shut down travel, and whats best/worst is that i've met this girl who is absolutely perfect for me, but i'm having the hardest time accepting that my bachelor/exploration days are over. Worst part is, i went out for drinks with a 22 year old last night, young hot full of glow. met up with her at 930 pm, went back to my place at 1230 am to fuk. hated EVERY minute of being around her up to the point of fuking. The misc has this infatuation with "hurrr durr young 18 to 24 year olds on tap", but i can't see how any man remotely cultured or accomplished wants to regularly spend time with that demographic, they're annoying as fuk. The 22 year old is more attractive than the 32 year old i'm seeing, but that 30minutes of fuking did NOT offset the 2 to 3 hours of inconsequential bullchit i had to hear her spew.

My money is great, my happiness is great, my freedom is great. But in all honesty i'm hating getting older because i feel like all the excitement in life is gone since i traveled so much and the only thing that seems to be left is building a life with this girl i like, and that just seems so mediocre. But then again, I find the "Dan Bilzerian" types absolutely pathetic. There is nothing more cringe than seeing a late 30s/early40s dude trying to act like he's in his 20s. No cope, just facts.
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Originally Posted By W1LLW⏩
I'm at the halfway point. Early 30s brah here. This list is everything i'm having trouble adjusting to.

Late 20's is when i hit a high point in my career that allowed me to travel most of europe and central america exploring cultures and having exotic romances with the locals. going on pub crawls, hitting random clubs in finland, romania, morocco, etc living life to the fullest. this was 26 to 30.

NOW covid has shut down travel, and whats best/worst is that i've met this girl who is absolutely perfect for me, but i'm having the hardest time accepting that my bachelor/exploration days are over. Worst part is, i went out for drinks with a 22 year old last night, young hot full of glow. met up with her at 930 pm, went back to my place at 1230 am to fuk. hated EVERY minute of being around her up to the point of fuking. The misc has this infatuation with "hurrr durr young 18 to 24 year olds on tap", but i can't see how any man remotely cultured or accomplished wants to regularly spend time with that demographic, they're annoying as fuk. The 22 year old is more attractive than the 32 year old i'm seeing, but that 30minutes of fuking did NOT offset the 2 to 3 hours of inconsequential bullchit i had to hear her spew.

My money is great, my happiness is great, my freedom is great. But in all honesty i'm hating getting older because i feel like all the excitement in life is gone since i traveled so much and the only thing that seems to be left is building a life with this girl i like, and that just seems so mediocre. But then again, I find the "Dan Bilzerian" types absolutely pathetic. There is nothing more cringe than seeing a late 30s/early40s dude trying to act like he's in his 20s. No cope, just facts.
I want to beleaf. What is your career?
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Originally Posted By Gizzyhardcore⏩
BRB only if your'e a beta ****goot

pic is 44
brb - look fn awesome, does take a bit longer to recover
brb - body breaking down? I'm doing my first mma fight in 4-5 weeks likely someone half my age, been training 6x a week for the last 8 months
brb - steady rotation of 18-25's
brb - passive investment income of rents, air bnb, stock market gains, anywhere from 10-25k per month
brb - hair? lol, not even issue

Only thing is I choose not to lift heavy, it does put an unnecessary toll on your body
That's awesome. There's literally no reason to not keep improving and having a better life with age. Most people are just too lazy and let their existence go to ****. They eat crap, don't workout, don't study, don't invest, don't talk to women. A few years later they are broke, look like chit, forever alone and blame their age. Just lol.
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How come all miscers in their 30s and 40s are rich here?

Stock markeds, renting out stuff, all types of incomes. You had something the generation of 20 year olds (like me) don't have?

I mean, where I live, people in their 40s and 50s now could buy multiple houses 10-30 years ago. Now it is impossible. Most of them have multiple homes where they just rent them out, it's crazy. Meanwhile, my generation is strugglign to even get the finicial loan to buy a fuking 1 bedroom apartment.
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