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50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should’ve Been Told About Earlier

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There are a lot of things they don't teach us in school. Like how to do taxes, care for our mental health, and basic first aid. These are all very important and necessary skills, but there are also some facts about life that would make it a lot easier if we had known them from the time we start adulting.

One netizen was curious to know what some of these facts are, so she asked: "What is a hard truth that you believe should be taught early on in life?" And people came armed with all kinds of wisdom. From quoting fictional characters to sharing their own experiences, people didn't shy away from sharing insights they have learned throughout their lives.

Bored Panda reached out to the author of this thread, u/Flufferfluff. She kindly agreed to tell us more about why she decided to start this discussion. We also chatted with her about whether we can be taught hard truths or we must experience them to know them. Read our conversation below!

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#1

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier What freedom of speech really means.

Just because you *can* say it, doesn't mean you're free from the repercussions of it.

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139points

RabidChild 5 months ago

Also, you're free to speak your mind, but no one is obligated to provide you a stage from which to speak or even listen to what you say.

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#2

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier You can think someone is strange without being rude or violent to them. Some people are unusual and that's okay.

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122points

HurlWurk 5 months ago

Being unusual or weird or queer, etc, does not mean someone is wrong or broken or abnormal. Normal is often not one single thing, normal can be a spectrum of things, some of those things very infrequent.

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#3

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier You can be the kindest person ever & people will still hate you.

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114points

Sue Denham 5 months ago

And when that happens it's not necessarily about you. Often it's a them thing.

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Redditor u/Flufferfluff was bitten by the curiosity bug one day, that's why she decided to ask other netizens about life's hard truths. "I wanted to see what others thought the next generations should be taught during the course of their lives to make life just a bit easier for them," she told us.

"I asked this question in particular because I wanted the opportunity to gather everyone together to see what they think younger people could be taught early on in life." The Redditor's mother also is a big influence on her. She's a mindful living and contentment coach, and owner of Insightful Connections. "She's amazing, seriously," the Redditor gushes.

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#4

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier Bad things happen to good people.

Good things happen to bad people.

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Final score:

108points

Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 5 months ago

As long as these two paradigms are in the minority, we're, as a whole, doing OK. When bad things happen more often to good people than bad people, that's oppression. When Good things happen to bad people on the regular, that's corruption.

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#5

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier “It is possible to make no mistakes and still lose.” Jean-Luc Picard.

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107points

Alexandra 5 months ago

Yes, because, in the last analysis, you have only very limited control over your life.

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#6

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier People will judge you based on your looks.

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103points

Alexandra 5 months ago

That's true. At the same time you should be aware of the fact that you do so and realise that looks can be very deceptive.

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We asked u/Flufferfluff what her answer in this thread would be. "The hardest truth I believe should be taught early on in life is that you are your own hero," she told us. "I believe young people should be taught this because we are in control of our futures and what we can do with it."

"Life isn't a Disney movie (I wish it was though) so you can't sing a ballad and bam! Your dreams are a reality. You have to work for them," the netizen adds. Although she's still young, she says she's learned a hard truth or two already. "A hard truth I had to learn the hard way was that not every friend you make has good intentions. It was a tough one!"

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#7

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier No one will care more about you than you. Know thyself and start advocating for yourself early on. Watch after your health, the people you surround yourself with, your job, it’s all going to affect you so much. Also, don’t try to find happiness through your partner. Have your own hobbies and joy, add them to your party. Don’t make them responsible for it ❤️.

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Final score:

97points

Bols 5 months ago

You are the only person you spend 24/7 with so learn to like this person you can't escape :)

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#8

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier You will be lied to, and you will believe it. It happens to everyone.

But the most insidious liar in your life will likely be you. You will lie to yourself, and you'll believe it, because you know exactly what kind of b******t you will believe, and you *want to* believe it.

Just one cookie.

He'd never cheat.

I'm sober enough to drive.

My boss can't do without me.

I'll be fine on 2 hours sleep

12 cookies, he might, no you're not, he'll still fire you, and no you won't.

Nobody can lie to you like you can. Be wary.

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97points

Joshua Seaman 5 months ago

Don't believe the stories you tell yourself, especially in times of sadness or depression.

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#9

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier That you will one day die and that's the end of your consciousness, so you should make the most of the time you have. So many people waste their lives on religious nonsense when they could be happy instead.

EDIT: The fact that religious people downvote this while providing NO rebuttal just proves me right.

EDIT 2: Again, see how this is getting downvoted with no logical argument that I'm wrong? This proves my point.

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Bilja M 5 months ago

True, but has nothing to do with religion. If religion makes you happy then you are doing it right. People who do not believe in any religion can be miserable too.

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People say that wisdom comes with experience. So do we learn about life's truths from hearing about them, or is going through them actually the best way to learn? The Redditor thinks it's probably the latter. "While I believe it is possible to teach someone that 'Bad things happen to good people,' I believe we can best learn through experience. Experience can be learned from and eventually taught, too," she adds.

#10

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier The HR department at any company is not on your side.

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94points

Paul C. 5 months ago

It varies, they have the companies best interests at heart but that does not mean that they can't be friendly and even handed with you. As in everything your own judgement of people is paramount. In the twenty years I worked for a company with an HR department they had a turnaround of about ten people, with four or five employed at any one time. A couple were just the nicest people you could meet. four or five, nice, and a couple I would trust as far as I could throw them.

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#11

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier Adults aren't always right, and they're often as confused and clueless as you are.

This includes your parents, so seek second and third opinions when planning any significant life choices.

Older doesn't automatically mean wiser.

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Final score:

87points

Nimitz 5 months ago

I was 35 when I realized everyone, everyone, EVERYONE is just making it up as they go along. Some try harder than others, but we're all just trying to figure it out as we go

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#12

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier That you can’t actually be whatever you want in life.

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74points

Valek Fermiga 5 months ago

Finance's, education, circumstances, who you know ( it's true, we all know it ) all play a part of that, you may be want to be a cop for instance, however, if you're colourblind, you can't ( UK ) so that statement is true, up to a point....

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Despite this thread's pretty heavy subject matter, u/Flufferfluff is very optimistic. "I think that, despite the hard truths we all have to learn in our lives, it's important to encourage and inspire the younger generations that they can get through any and all hard times, as long as they put in the work!"

#13

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier You are no more special than the billions of other people in the world. They all have their own stories just like you do.

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Final score:

73points

Sebastian Hartvig 5 months ago

Oooorr - you are unique, just like everyone else in the world ☺️

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#14

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier The basics of money management. Because throughout your life, money matters. It influences every aspect of your life. MONEY MANAGEMENT! if you do not have much, you should be able to manage it! If you have a lot, you should be able to manage it.

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Vermonta 5 months ago

That should be taught in school

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#15

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier Life is mostly about picking up least worst options rather than picking the best option.

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69points

UncleJohn3000 5 months ago

Just once in my life I'd like to vote for a presidential candidate instead of against one.

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#16

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier Your teachers at school are paid to tolerate and humour you.

In the real world, people will not be.

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67points

Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 5 months ago

LOL I had a principal who paddled me and locked me in a supply closet. My teachers sucked. Thank god kids today are treated better than I was.

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#17

If you wouldn’t take someone’s advice, why take their criticism?

Edit to clarify: I mean this in reference to a specific individual. For example, bullying. I mean this to say you wouldn’t go to the bully for advice, their words don’t hold value, they aren’t trustworthy. So if you wouldn’t take their advice, why internalize their criticism?
Same could be said for a hyper-critical parent or family member.

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J9 5 months ago

Wow I never thought of it this way, great advice 👍

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#18

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier Wear a helmet.
If there are helmets made for what your going to do , there is a very good reason.
So use that knowledge to your advantage and wear one.

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Final score:

66points

Paul C. 5 months ago

I'm 70, when I was sixteen a guy knocked me off my Lambretta Scooter, I was only doing twenty tops. Helmet had a gouge out of it, 9 inches long about a quarter of an inch deep, down the side. The injury would have stretched from the top of my head to the middle of my jaw. I just came away with a couple of bruises. Wear your helmet!

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#19

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier Say what you mean. Mean what you say. Keep your word.Your word is your law. If you don't have integrity, you are nothing,.

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64points

Russell Rieckenberg 5 months ago

Under promise, over deliver.

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#20

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier There is always, always something you don't know.

About people, about situations, about everything.

If you knew that thing, it might make all the difference in your opinions.

Also, don't trust your snap judgements.

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Final score:

61points

D20 Games 5 months ago (edited)

The greatest wisdom achievable, is the ability to say, "I know nothing".

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#21

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier The people you trust the most may be the ones that hurt you the most.

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61points

J9 5 months ago (edited)

This hit home, especially if the ones you trusted are family members 😔

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#22

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier Not making a decision is a decision.

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56points

LaserBrain 5 months ago

"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice!" - Rush (Neil Peart, lyricist). From the song Free Will, album Permanent Waves, one of the greatest rock albums of all time in my opinion.

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#23

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier You will meet people who won’t like you but that’s okay.

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56points

Simon Chen 5 months ago

Fair enough, i dont like most people either

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#24

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier Prettier people have easier lives in almost every conceivable way.

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55points

Nimitz 5 months ago

It's absolutely true. At my workplace we had a cis-het short blond girl who sat around doodling and not working most of the day. The cis-het men in the office fawned over her and let her get away with it. But we had a neuro-divergent trans girl who wasn't traditionally attractive that would finish her work and then relax. The trans girl was fired for being lazy. The cis girl was promoted and given mentorship to "greater realize her potential". Many people only care if you're pretty and "normal". I sat near both of them and have access to the metrics. The trans girl did literally 5x the work of the cis

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#25

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier It’s not all about you.

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53points

Michael Largey 5 months ago

Sometimes it isn't even 1% about you.

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#26

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier The way you treat your body now will affect how you feel decades from now. Poor diet, not exercising, not sleeping enough, performing dangerous activities without taking safety precautions, etc. will eventually catch up with you and make your life miserable.

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53points

R Dennis 5 months ago

But, again: It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose.

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#27

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier Actions/choices have consequences. Own the consequences.

Also

S**t happens.

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47points

Papa 5 months ago

Yep. One big indication of emotional maturity is accepting the consequences of our actions.

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#28

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier Healing doesn’t have to be so sudden and complete

Its okay to move on while still having that void.

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47points

Angelshark 5 months ago

Some wounds never heal completely.

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#29

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier You can't always get what you want, even if you say please.

I'm a preschool teacher and even though we teach kids that sharing is good, we also teach them that if you are not finished with something, you don't have to let someone else use it. And vice versa, you gotta wait your turn, and sometimes you don't even get a turn. That's life.

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Ample Aardvark 5 months ago

But that shouldn't stop you from politely asking

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#30

You aren't entitled to anything. I see too often people who think they are the main character and should be pandered to.

Final score:

46points

Michael Largey 5 months ago

I may be the main character in my life, but the dressing room I've been assigned does not reflect that.

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#31

Wear sunscreen.

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46points

SkippityBoppityBoo 5 months ago

Baz Lurhmannn!!! 💜💜💜

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#32

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier I don’t know if this is necessarily a “hard truth”, but I feel that it’s an important one. I’ll do my best to explain it.

It’s easy to get wrapped up in your own experience, and feel like no one has ever felt the way you do, or could possibly have it worse.

But then you see others enduring circumstances much worse than yours: illness, suffering, unimaginable tragedy. And you may feel guilty, for having self pity when others in the world are having an objectively more difficult time.

You can hold two seemingly opposing ideas in your mind at the same time: yes, their situation is horrible, but in its own way, yours is, too.

Everyone has a right to their own experience. There is no gatekeeping “awful”. That’s not to say you should let your problems be a crutch, but it’s also doing yourself a disservice to say how you feel doesn’t matter. Feel it fully, and then move on. Have compassion for yourself as well as others.

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43points

Sebastián Rodríguez 5 months ago

The fact that someone has it worse doesn't make your problems less important. And, the fact that someone has it better doesn't make your happiness less deserved. You have a right to be happy and to be sad. Both are part of life.

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#33

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier No matter how good you are at your job, the ‘company” itself doesn’t love you, and you have to do what’s best for you. I’ve spent too many years feeling like I couldn’t leave because my boss was great and I loved my job. But at the end of the day the company will survive without you. And if there are opportunities that will make your life more fulfilling, you can’t stay just to make others happy.

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40points

Michael Largey 5 months ago

My father worked for a major corporation for over 25 years and suddenly died. The corporation took his pension and put it in its pocket, telling my mother "Sorry, mam, you have to live to collect a pension." They can't do that today because of what companies call "Intrusive government regulations." Pickpockets, pimps, and pushers resent government interference in their professions as well. And for the same reason.

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#34

It’s always okay to try and fail

Atleast you had the courage to try rather than to sit back.

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Hiram's Friend 5 months ago

If at first you don't succeed, don't take up skydiving.

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#35

Assume that nobody, not even closest family will be there for your in the toughest of times. It’ll save a lot of disappointment later and help you find who the real ones who care for you are.

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35points

Data1001 5 months ago

An addendum: Also realize that even the people who are there for you will have their limits. (I found this out when I lost my job a few years back, and had to bounce around a bit because I hit those limits with a few family members and friends.) But that's fine. If the tables were turned, you'd probably be the same. So be grateful for what you get, even if it's not as much as what you were hoping for.

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#36

Many people in our society are terrible. Someone being nice does not mean they are a “good” person. Never count on people to do the right thing. Most people will go with the crowd over doing the right thing.

Anyone can be flipped against you and most likely it will the people closest to you that you trust the most.

Blood does not mean family.

Most of your friends are not really your friends. .

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OpheliaPoe 5 months ago

The last part I'd modify to say, "Learn the difference between friends and acquaintances." There's nothing wrong with someone "just" being an acquaintance but don't place friend level expectations on them. Also, some people are there for a phase of life and then the friendship fades as situations, locations, people, etc... change/grow. That's okay too. It doesn't necessarily mean they weren't a friend.

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#37

Life is not fair, and you have no right to expect it to be fair.

Trust is earned in drops and lost in buckets.

People who are good with money tend to have better lives than people who are terrible with money. Financial stability will lead to a smoother life with fewer obstacles. I've seen good marriages ruined over money issues.

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Michael Largey 5 months ago

People who are good with "X" tend to have better lives than people who are terrible with "X. Being good at something is usually better than being terrible at it.

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#38

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier It would be nice if some effort was made to teach the younger kids how to deal with the inevitable death of their parents and other elder loved ones. It happens to most of us, but some earlier than others.

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Jed 5 months ago

We've isolated and insulated ourselves from death. People died at home more often, then had viewings or the like at home, and were sometimes even buried on the homestead. Now its hospitals and the predatory funeral home industry.

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#39

People don’t stop cheating and being dishonest just cause they are adult. Especially at work. Hard work doesn’t get rewarded, it’s whoever is liked best by management that will get the promotion not who deserves it. Also a lot of big companies don’t have their s**t together and still make a profit. You can be a small clerk and realise how incompetent all the people above you are. It’s frustrating.

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Nimitz 5 months ago

Not only this, but watch out for pink/green/rainbow/inclusiveness washing at work. They will use the "affirmed company values" that they display on the website/employee handbook as a way to claim they are inclusive. But at the end of the day, they will promote their buddies over anyone who doesn't look/act like them

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#40

My son just played real Blackjack and Ultimate Texas Holdem in a casino. He's studied the odds and played on apps and was convinced he'd win a bundle. He lost both nights.

I'm glad he lost. Had he won, he would be chasing and expecting that the rest of his life.

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27points

LaserBrain 5 months ago

Losing while attempting to gamble is a valuable lesson.

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#41

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier Making a situation fair isn't the same as making a situation better.

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26points

Steve Hall 5 months ago

Fair does not mean "all things equal", fair means "all things considered".

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#42

If you constantly get upset over someone who refuses to change, you also refuse to change.

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Steve Hall 5 months ago

You can't change others, you can only change yourself.

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#43

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier Regret is pointless. Learn and move on.

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25points

Jay Scales 5 months ago

If only it were that easy - there are some regrets that weld themselves to the heart.

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#44

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier Sometimes violence IS the answer.

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25points

SkippityBoppityBoo 5 months ago (edited)

The night my ex boyfriend attacked me? Leaving me disabled for life etc, I had done nothing to him btw first, not physically or verbally, he started it out of nowhere......... I fought back. I bit his ankle just after he had stomped, kicked etc me and then I reached up and pulled and twisted his balls hard. He had loose jeans on. His scream from that? I still hear it sometimes in nightmare dreams but it's the most satisfying sound that I keep hold of. Those were the only two things I physically did in retaliation that night.... And I'm glad that I did.

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#45

Being correct and being right are not always the same thing.

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25points

Garth 5 months ago

"If I was wrong.. wouldn't I know it?" - Sheldon Cooper...The Big Bang Theory

-1point

#46

Eventually, all our graves go unattended. Don’t take life so serious.

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24points

Mike F 5 months ago

This should be higher, much higher.

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#47

Use things and love people - not the other way around.

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24points

setsuriseikou 5 months ago

Use love and people things?

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#48

My Grandfather had a saying: “You can always tell a man that hasn’t had the s**t knocked out of him”.

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21points

Nimitz 5 months ago

Modern context: you can always tell if someone's worked in a restaurant or not

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#49

A) If you don't take ownership of your life, other people will take that ownership for you. And on average they will make the choices for you that are to their benefit, and not to yours. Letting yourself be weak is not a good thing.

B) To the extent that you reject the parts of yourself you are ashamed of, or find hard to acknowledge, they will own your fate.

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21points

Michael Largey 5 months ago

I have ownership of my life principally because there have been no other takers.

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#50

Nothing is free.

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21points

Data1001 5 months ago

Or, as the author Robert Heinlein said, "TANSTAAFL (There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch)."

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#51

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier “Not everything is a lesson Ryan, sometimes you just fail.”

-Dwight Schrute.

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Final score:

11points

Data1001 5 months ago

"Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica." - Fake Dwight Schrute

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#52

People are trying to scam you.

Nobody cares about your money unless they are trying to make it their money. If someone really wants you to buy something of sign up for something, what's in it for them?

Has it made my kids a little cynical? Yeah. But as it did for me, it will save them from a lot of scams.

Have I missed out on some legitimate good offers because of it? Maybe. But no one got wealthy off of a grocery store giveaway.

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Final score:

7points

Michael Largey 5 months ago

I can barely fight off the scams I try to put over on myself.

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#53

If you get a mental illness, you won't know it initially, even when absolutely everyone else does, because the system that tells you "something is wrong" is inside of a mentally ill brain.

This is also part of why why people stop taking their meds.

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7points

Jill Rhodry 5 months ago

I think the reason a lot of people stop taking meds is because they don't think anything's wrong - and you're right, there's nothing wrong atm - because you're taking your meds.

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#54

Compound interest.

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7points

Papa 5 months ago

It can work for you, or against you.

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#55

Play harder. Enjoy your life. Work does not deserve your love.

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Final score:

7points

Michael Largey 5 months ago

But I loved it anyway. I was a teacher.

3points

#56

Your emotions are real and they matter, but -you- are the choices you make.

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7points

#57

In almost every case your opinion is not important at all. You might THINK it is but usually it is not.

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Final score:

6points

Michael Largey 5 months ago

As a teacher, i realized that (amazingly) my opinion was very important to my students. That made me very careful about what I said.

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#58

People only care about how useful you are to them.

Final score:

6points

Michael Largey 5 months ago (edited)

That depends on how broad and deep your definition of "useful" is.

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#59

Nobody knows you when you’re down and out.

GorskyBorsht Report

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6points

Pandarosa 5 months ago

The Eric Clapton version!!!

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#60

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier Basic hygiene. It’s a hard truth because even adults are incapable of talking about their bodies and how to care for them, especially when they’re forced to face the reality that they are the gross ones because they don’t wash their feet or their butts. Gross y’all.

TrashApocalypse , Karolina Kaboompics/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

4points

Mike F 5 months ago

Well, if the focus of your energy is checking out other people's butts and feet, you deserve to see what you see. People can smell like a flower, but still be as rotten as week old fish.

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#61

Nobody gives a s**t about you so you should be the biggest advocate for yourself.

Don’t ever sacrifice yourself just to please others because they don’t give a s**t about you (at work).

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Final score:

4points

#62

Raising kids is 100x harder than it looks. And it looks hard.

Screamcheese99 Report

Final score:

4points

#63

50 Hard Truths People Learned Later In Life That They Believe They Should've Been Told About Earlier George Washington's false teeth were not made from wood.

I felt more than duped learning this is an adult.

I'm sorry if anybody is learning this for the first time from me.

Flat_Wash5062 , Gilbert Stuart Report

Final score:

3points

notlikeyou1971 5 months ago

And the cherry tree nonsense wasn't true either. It was just a way to teach kids to be honest.

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#64

The universe has no plan for you, no special exemptions or blessings, no interest in your bargains or prayers. Nothing but pitiless indifference.

And if you get dogs, you and your house will stink of dogs.

uskgl455 Report

Final score:

3points

Illifred 5 months ago

This one sounds like an advice from a bitter person. I prefer to not take advices from bitter persons. If the house stinks, it stinks. But a dog will always make it a happy home with me, a happy stinky person, in it.

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#65

Religion can lead good people to do horrible things.

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3points

Penguin Panda Pop 5 months ago

Anything has the potential for this.

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#66

No one owes you anything, you are entitled to nothing, if you want something in life earn it, common sense and hard work will get you farther in life than having everything given to you. Not everyone needs to go to college trade schools are cheaper quicker and will give you a great work ethic.

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Final score:

2points

Data1001 5 months ago

When you get the Golden Ticket and think you're getting a lifetime supply of chocolate, all of a sudden life yells at you: "YOU GET NOTHING!! GOOD DAY SIR! I SAID, 'GOOD DAY!'"

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#67

That joining the military after high school is the fastest way to start climbing up out of poverty.

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1point

Penguin Panda Pop 5 months ago

This message was brought to you by your friendly, local recruitment officer.

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#68

Never pray for an easy life. Pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.

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0points

Mgtow Smurf 5 months ago

Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.

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#69

The first person to lose their temper loses. Anger doesn't solve your problem or prove your point.

Final score:

0points

Penguin Panda Pop 5 months ago

Not true. Whilst I agree in the most part to this, I generally hate blanket statements. Just because you got angry does not mean that you are wrong. We should absolutely aim to keep our tempers at all times, but I'm not gonna declare that a slave is wrong to be angry at their slave masters.

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Kornelija Viečaitė

Hi there, fellow pandas! As a person (over)educated both in social sciences and literature, I'm most interested in how we connect and behave online (and sometimes in real life too.) The human experience is weird, so I try my best to put its peculiarities in writing. As a person who grew up chronically online, I now try to marry two sides of myself: the one who knows too much about MySpace, and the one who can't settle and needs to see every corner of the world.

Hi there, fellow pandas! As a person (over)educated both in social sciences and literature, I'm most interested in how we connect and behave online (and sometimes in real life too.) The human experience is weird, so I try my best to put its peculiarities in writing. As a person who grew up chronically online, I now try to marry two sides of myself: the one who knows too much about MySpace, and the one who can't settle and needs to see every corner of the world.

Ilona Baliūnaitė

I'm a Visual Editor at Bored Panda since 2017. I've searched through a multitude of images to create over 2000 diverse posts on a wide range of topics. I love memes, funny, and cute stuff, but I'm also into social issues topics. Despite my background in communication, my heart belongs to visual media, especially photography. When I'm not at my desk, you're likely to find me in the streets with my camera, checking out cool exhibitions, watching a movie at the cinema or just chilling with a coffee in a cozy place

I'm a Visual Editor at Bored Panda since 2017. I've searched through a multitude of images to create over 2000 diverse posts on a wide range of topics. I love memes, funny, and cute stuff, but I'm also into social issues topics. Despite my background in communication, my heart belongs to visual media, especially photography. When I'm not at my desk, you're likely to find me in the streets with my camera, checking out cool exhibitions, watching a movie at the cinema or just chilling with a coffee in a cozy place

What do you think ?

Steven Sturdevant 5 months ago

“You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.”—Malcolm S. Forbes

9points

Angelshark 5 months ago

this

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kansasmagic 5 months ago

Short version: nobody knows what they are doing and everyone will screw up. Yay!

5points

Mike F 5 months ago

Alas, that's about the sighs of it. I'll see myself out.

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Casey Smith 5 months ago

That you don’t have to be popular or rich to be important. Don’t worry about what other people think. (Called my mom from a parking lot pay phone when my first marriage with two kids fell apart. First thing out of her mouth, “What am I going to tell my friends?”)

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Steven Sturdevant 5 months ago

“You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.”—Malcolm S. Forbes

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Angelshark 5 months ago

this

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kansasmagic 5 months ago

Short version: nobody knows what they are doing and everyone will screw up. Yay!

5points

Mike F 5 months ago

Alas, that's about the sighs of it. I'll see myself out.

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Casey Smith 5 months ago

That you don’t have to be popular or rich to be important. Don’t worry about what other people think. (Called my mom from a parking lot pay phone when my first marriage with two kids fell apart. First thing out of her mouth, “What am I going to tell my friends?”)

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