I'm not prescribing anything. I'm describing the situation.

I'm only speculating that I think the past used to be (a lot) worse. Competition was higher across the board for significantly worse options across the board.

So much of the modern era is defined by the desire for social change, but nobody seems to pause and think what that must mean regarding the perception of their options (and themselves). It means even your worst option today probably isn't that bad or is already more similar to you than you want to believe. I think this all boils down to mortality. Other people change slower than you have time for, so on some level you do have to either compromise or make your own changes at the pace you prefer. You can't spend life looking at the rear view mirror and a horizon that never comes.

A casual look on social media tends to confirm that the same people not liking their options also think they were "born in the wrong era" or similar.

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StilesCrisis 13 hours ago | parent [-]

I'm sorry but this sounds like nonsense or word salad. If you have a point, state it clearly.

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sublinear 8 hours ago | parent [-]

> I think this all boils down to mortality. Other people change slower than you have time for, so on some level you do have to either compromise or make your own changes at the pace you prefer. You can't spend life looking at the rear view mirror and a horizon that never comes.

I strongly suspect this is the part you don't like (especially the last sentence?). I probably should have made this its own paragraph.

People only see what's immediately in front of them, lament what has already happened, or pine for what is basically never going to happen in their lifetime and that's a shame.

With regard to your own situation, I don't know what compelled you to reply if you're not single. It sounds like you're trying to tell us you have it all figured out (and most importantly that whatever I have to say is worth dismissing). It doesn't sound like you're happy about it though.

	▲	StilesCrisis 8 hours ago \| parent [-]
		No, I just thought your text was suggesting something different from what you apparently meant. I am pretty sure you are generalizing your exact worldview and mental state on society, but I can't be sure since you speak in weird platitudes.