Have you become progressively meaner as you’ve gotten older or vice versa?

[Garnet_StrongerThanYou]

I sure have.

just been quicker to tell people to go Fuck themselves now that I’m in my 30s.

when I was a kid I was a lot kinder and sweeter.

life has made me a bit harder.

 

[Estemachine]

I have become a lot nicer, I was a mean/evil little kid. That's not to say that I don't get upset at people's stupidity and entitlement, but I think before I react.

 

[DC23]

Opposite for me. Calmer once I hit early to mid twenties. You go through a lot of shit that makes you open your eyes to lots of things.

 

[dc007]

Much calmer in my 40's. It takes a lot to get my Irish up at this point. I probably have as much or more contempt for most people, I just don't show it as much.

 

[Cpt Migraine]

I've gotten nicer..

My life has improved in ways i wasn't equipped to imagine growing up and that has put things in perspective..

 

[Colageneration]

I'm a lot nicer to those who deserve it and a lot meaner to those who don't.

About 10 years ago I used a 'one size fits all' approach that swung wildly between nice and mean depending solely on my own emotional state. And that was really shitty of me.

 

[MusclesMarinara]

If I had to throw a punch now... my shoulder would burst apart and my back would go out.
Takes quite a bit to set me off these days.

 

[SammyPops]

I've gotten nicer, though more easily triggered …. fucking prince and his bitch moving to my city and stealing my tax dollars for example

 

[genecop]

Nope, easier , wiser, and more serene..

 

[Peteyandjia]

Life beats us up, yes, but it’s important not to let it make us bitter (or at least, keep us that way).

If life is rough, and you turn into a weak broken pussy about it, then yes, you have lost.

However, if you instead respond to life’s occasional harshness by becoming super calloused, mean, and staying that way, then I believe you have also lost, in a different way. Because either way, you still allowed things to change you, dramatically, for the worse.

I think it’s important to fortify inner strength, to be able to withstand life’s hardships; but it’s also super important to make sure you don’t make yourself so hard, that you turn cold. I think it is essential to be diligent in keeping a balance, to develop a way to process things that doesn’t steal away your shine, your joy, your lightness of being.

Life is already short enough as it is, & we will all be gone someday sooner than we think; there is no point in losing yourself along the way. Keep your heart warm.

 

[Saku's Son]

Yes vice versa; as I get meaner, I get older.

 

[Sonny Qc]

I was a douche in my early 20s so....
I got better, but still not great.

 

[PubliusVentidius]

Nope the opposite, I cringe at how I behaved when I was younger. Even with my dad I notice that the older he gets the better we get along, he's way more easy going and chill now than he used to be.

 

[weed]

I'm more erect, almost always.

 

[shanegotu11]

I avoid confrontation now. I dont want issues anymore but can still snap. I just dont like dealing with BS like that anymore.

I thought it was cool from 16 to 26 but now im like ugh.

 

[Bob Gray]

I don't think I've gotten meaner. But I have less of an issue sharing opinions and thoughts that might offend others.

 

[My name is]

After enough court dates criminal record and jail time and fines I learned to pick my battles a little better

 

[Smokes]

I am a grumpy old man.

 

[NoGoodNamesLeft]

I'm a patient dude, plus 8 love myself way too much to let outside influences change me, I'm the same person I've always been.

 

[K-Bag]

I was an evil little shit when I was younger, now people think I'm the nicest dude ever.

 

[Rygu]

It takes more for me to snap now than in my 20s, but if I were to snap now it would be much worse than in my 20s.

 

[Cool Hand Luke]

Life beats us up, yes, but it’s important not to let it make us bitter (or at least, keep us that way).

If life is rough, and you turn into a weak broken pussy about it, then yes, you have lost.

However, if you instead respond to life’s occasional harshness by becoming super calloused, mean, and staying that way, then I believe you have also lost, in a different way. Because either way, you still allowed things to change you, dramatically, for the worse.

I think it’s important to fortify inner strength, to be able to withstand life’s hardships; but it’s also super important to make sure you don’t make yourself so hard, that you turn cold. I think it is essential to be diligent in keeping a balance, to develop a way to process things that doesn’t steal away your shine, your joy, your lightness of being.

Life is already short enough as it is, & we will all be gone someday sooner than we think; there is no point in losing yourself along the way. Keep your heart warm.