The trick is to have a really good imagination so imaginary-you can perform all stupid without consequences. The process of training your imagination to do this is called “education”.
this post was submitted on 22 Jun 2026
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Good judgement comes from experience.
Experience comes from poor judgement.
Sadly, many people don't learn anything from their experience.
An addage I live by: An expert is someone who has already made every mistake in an area.
This is why kids should listen to old people. Sometimes they know a thing or two. I'm not saying they're always right, of course not, but if what they say makes sense, and you hadn't thought about it that way before, then maybe they have a point.
I say this while remembering that I didn't listen to old people and have no expectation that kids will listen to me. But, also while remembering that my dad was, indeed, right about a few things.
I'm 42. Back when I was a kid, I noticed certain trends. Old people would tell me "Don't take up smoking....." I'd notice they seemingly HATED smoking. Hated paying for cigarettes. Their lungs were seemingly nonfunctional with how hard they coughed at a moments notice for no reason. I saw no benefits, and everyone smoked when I was a kid. They all hated it, and they all said not to start.
I figured there must be some wisdom to those words, and now as an adult, I've never been addicted to smoking. I'm better off for it.
When I was a kid, all my dads friends told me not to start drinking. When I looked at their lives, I saw a bunch of sad pathetic losers, whose wives seemed to despise them. Their kids didn't respect them. They seemingly had no control over their own lives with how much they drank. One of them was so drunk that he pissed his pants, sitting on his couch, and he didn't even know he was doing it. Many of them said "Don't start drinking." And looking at these losers I figured there must be something to it, if being an alcoholic leads you to this.
And throughout all my life, extremely elderly people will have a random various health issue. And while suffering through whatever that health issue is, I'll be told by an elderly person "Don't get old."
I'm unclear what to do with this information. Are they suggesting suicide? Am I reading the situation correctly, or is there a fountain of youth I'm unaware of?
I'm unclear what to do with this information. Are they suggesting suicide?
I'm a bit younger than you, but I've always taken that as a tongue on cheek comment that really doesn't have anything behind it other than bitterness at what their bodies/minds became. Usually from neglecting them and ignoring problems until they couldn't be ignored any more.
No, those fuckers are just regretting how little they smoked and drank.
Yeah. Experience is that thing that lets you recognize a mistake when you're about to make it again.
Pain solidifies memory.
"Hmm, maybe I should try... OH! NO! Wait, not that!"
I seem to be the opposite.
poke OW!!!!
Ok, I just gotta poke here, and.....OW!!!! Oh, right. I forgot about that.
Ok, just one last adjustment, and...... poke OW!!!! Oh that's still a thing. Right.
Every rule in every military across the world is because someone did it, and there are some really dumb rules written down. Stuff like don't store lead acid batteries upside down.
OSHA regulations are written in blood (and military regs, for the same reason)
Edit to add: "And it starts when you begin to think of people as things." (Granny Weatherwax, Carpe Jugulum, Terry Pratchett
Do not make the mistake of thinking that a credit card means you have money. Credit cards mean you do not have money, and you’re about to have even less.
I find it hard to wrap my head around the fact that people do not understand this. Like, why would you ever think that you have more money than the amount deposited in your account?! I am guessing it is regional — restricted to places with poor financial hygiene/literacy due to whatever reasons.
(Despite the em-dash, I am not an AI. Two plus two is four Minus one, that's three.)
I love the concept of having negative money in a bank account. When I was younger, dumber, and poorer, I'd look at my bank account and think, "Man, all I need is another $220. Then I'll finally be flat-out broke."
Also... POCKET SAND!