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At some point in your 40s, you realize you're done
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Date: April 8th, 2026 1:20 AM Author: dull abode weed whacker whether you live one more day or another 50, you're about as developed as you can be, and you're now just waiting for the train (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49802891) |
Date: April 8th, 2026 1:24 AM Author: sticky marketing idea Life begins when you realize it’s over (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49802894) |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 1:32 AM Author: dull abode weed whacker it's a second life in a way, yes. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49802900) |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 1:34 AM Author: Alcoholic codepig market (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49802904) |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 6:03 AM Author: Buff Aromatic Sanctuary Stain (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49803045) |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 10:55 AM Author: Coral pit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49803433) |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 2:27 AM Author: Lime beady-eyed trailer park jap "Age" is flame and I still look very young. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49802929) |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 2:28 AM Author: dull abode weed whacker I look anywhere from 29 to 33, and pass for it too (33 year old guy thought he was older than me), but that's besides the point (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49802931) |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 2:29 AM Author: Multi-colored Medicated Boistinker Senate are you hung? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49802933) |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 2:33 AM Author: dull abode weed whacker no, but he is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxOQriOSFdQ (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49802938) |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 2:32 AM Author: Fighting Stead a homo in st b told me I look max 28 lmao (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49802937) |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 7:11 AM Author: Pink comical alpha Did you top or bottom w him? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49803079) |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 10:51 PM Author: Lime beady-eyed trailer park jap (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49805615) |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 6:05 AM Author: Rose histrionic address dog poop Wow oh wow (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49803046) |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 7:18 AM Author: dashing bearded travel guidebook fag (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49803084) |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 12:02 PM Author: crimson exciting jew (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49803639) |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 9:39 AM Author: Provocative voyeur At some point, there aren't many doors open and possibilities left in your life. In your 20s, you can find young love, start fresh in an industry, be somebody. By 40, you're very likely on the path you're on, and if you haven't already made it in whatever you want to make it in, you're probably not going to.
Two saving graces are (1) having kids, which resets the clock insofar as they can still make it and be and do anything, and (2) making enough money to get out and the wage cage and at least chill for a bit. |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 9:40 AM Author: sticky marketing idea what percentage of people have saving graces by 40
no chance at all to turn the ship around in 40s and above? |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 10:10 AM Author: Provocative voyeur The vast majority of people have a kid by 40--even in our declining birth rate techno-dystopia.
One definitely can, in theory, turn the ship around in his/her 40s and above. Some people have. E.g., Rodney Dangerfield found little success as a comic in his 20s, he quit to get a regular job in his 30s, and he returned to comedy in his 40s, becoming one of the biggest comics of his era and a legend.
The problems are more that (a) very few people who haven't already found success or put themselves on the path to success by 40 are going to have the resources, will power, energy, capacity, etc. to do so after 40 and (b) even if the factors in (a) weren't a problem, a lot of doors still remain closed, by choice or otherwise. |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 10:13 AM Author: sticky marketing idea I know a few career military bros getting out after 20 yrs at 42-45, they're looking for 2nd careers. Have a 50% pension, GI bill to do whatever education, and the kids are almost out of the house. It seems like life is sort of starting for them...
What doors remain closed, becoming like a Zuckerberg billionaire? Other than that, I can't see or think of too many |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 10:53 AM Author: Provocative voyeur Entertainment--40smos aren't "up" on what's cool, no one wants to see a 40 year old struggling to make it and find his footing, youthful energy and creativity are gone.
Anything that requires being away from family and starting out with little pay. E.g., I'm a reasonably competent guitarist and I could find a band to tour with (but see above about no one wanting to see a 40 year old entertainer who isn't at the top of the craft or who isn't already famous). However, I don't want to be away from my kids, and I want to make money so they can live a good life.
Breaking into a new industry that requires starting on the ground floor. That's cool and fine when you're in your 20s. Would you want to be a 43 year old first year associate? Junior programmer? |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 11:21 AM Author: sticky marketing idea my biglol firm hired a 40s something mo who was a career changer. not sure about tech but it happens
i can see why Entertainment doesnt work. but its a ruthless industry that chews out even 18 yr olds. its not TCR for most people |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 11:03 PM Author: laughsome territorial casino Military retirees seem like they're ideally positioned for a second act. In reality, that rarely seems to happen. I don't really hear of those people doing a whole lot with the opportunity. Optimal path seems to be serving for a few years to get the experience and education benefits and getting out while still in the 20s to pursue a civilian career. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49805646) |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 11:34 PM Author: milky bossy electric furnace Or, e.g., a man well into his 50s can revolutionize the pistol industry. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49805682) |
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Date: April 9th, 2026 12:21 AM Author: soul-stirring giraffe nursing home my kids are probably the only thing keeping me living and certainly the only thing keeping me married (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49805772) |
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Date: April 9th, 2026 4:42 AM Author: Rose histrionic address dog poop ur kids will 100% be aware of this if it's the case btw (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49805904) |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 9:49 AM Author: Rose histrionic address dog poop I'm becoming a policeman at 40 it's never too late to maek it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49803303) |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 11:49 AM Author: glittery nowag lodge In my daydreams I do this. Detective seems like the best job that combined intellectual and physical elements. Obviously it also involves a lot of computer, but the human element and the act of being "on the move" physically with regularity is extremely appealing. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49803599) |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 11:54 AM Author: Rose histrionic address dog poop I mean I may literally have to do this because codemonkeying is DONE HERE. I'm not some real coder like ragnus so I'll be one of the first ones out (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49803611) |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 12:00 PM Author: glittery nowag lodge I'm sure there is a lot of BS on The Force, but it genuinely seems like a path that a lot of high IQ dudes would enjoy. Also a job where you can actually "turn off" during your off hours. Probably no "Slack" or Teams "sync-ups" either. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49803631) |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 6:17 PM Author: Fluffy Cruise Ship Tank I know a guy who was a successful startup founder. Hit his big exit and took up race car driving as his new “career.” After a few years I think it was all feeling a bit hollow and he went back to work as a patrol deputy for his local sheriff’s department.
Imagine being a centimillionaire with a giant country estate and a barn full of Ferraris who has to pick up night shifts from his cop bros and answer domestic violence calls on the prole end of the county. |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 11:51 AM Author: glittery nowag lodge I feel lucky to have figured out my direction in my early 30s and to have made a little money. As OP and others have pointed out, it is pretty brutal to watch someone still trying to "figure it out" in their 40s. People like that would be better off living a very non-traditional life. Not full TT or anything, but not grinding in some "career" either. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49803605) |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 11:55 AM Author: Provocative voyeur (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49803614) |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 11:58 AM Author: nofapping shrine wrinkle i will no longer contribute to Society any more than required to not starve or be homeless. im not even firm on the homeless part either. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49803620) |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 12:01 PM Author: glittery nowag lodge In truth a man only needs so much. If you are without attachments, then I say go for it. Deep down, many will envy your freedom. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49803635) |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 12:02 PM Author: crimson exciting jew cooked, done like dinner, etc. pretty much whatever we want (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49803640) |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 12:04 PM Author: Stirring Fishy Therapy by 40 having a family is over unless you already have kids. all you need is more cash than you need to survive. dont take anything too seriously at that point. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49803646) |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 12:07 PM Author: Exhilarant toaster cumskin Aubrey Plaza drove her husband to suicide at 40 and is having another man’s child at 41. It’s never too late. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49803667) |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 11:35 PM Author: Multi-colored Medicated Boistinker Senate (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49805683) |
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Date: April 8th, 2026 7:00 PM Author: Sienna pontificating heaven nibblets Thread smells like pedophiles with AIDS dick (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854909&forum_id=2#49805139) |