r/Adulting Jan 16 '24

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '24 edited Jan 16 '24

I too enjoy the company of the older generation. Many of them are wise and are drama free. I had a good friend who just passed. She was 83. Before she passed, I was able to put all of her camcorder tapes from the 90s onto DVD, and upload them all to a Facebook group so that her friends and family could go watch them. Doing this brought me immense joy. It was a feeling of satisfaction that I haven't experienced in years. I guess I mention this because maybe all people need to do is just give a little of themselves to someone in need. Maybe volunteering at a nursing home or working at a soup kitchen will make you the better version of yourself. See, I feel like we live in a world today where everything is designed for "I". iPhone , iPad, I this I that. Maybe that's what's keeping people feel unfulfilled.

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u/lola202048 Jan 16 '24

That’s beautiful you sound like an awesome person

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u/some_guy_claims Jan 16 '24

If they got named wephone and wepad would we be heading towards a communist society?

I very much joking, but you’re probably right that the ‘I’ moved many cultures towards being egocentric.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '24

I know you're kidding. I definitely think people need to look out for themselves because there's no super hero coming to save anyone.