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“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged

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Most of us have heard the same old “truisms” repeated over and over again throughout our lives, but ultimately, only life experience can actually teach us how things really work. You can’t replicate it, you can’t “learn” it, the only way to get it is just to live and keep on living. But through the magic of the internet, we can at least pick some older folk’s brains on the topic.
Someone asked “Older people, what is 100% pure BS?” and netizens shared the various things that they have found to be false. SO get comfortable as you read through, upvote the ones you agree with and be sure to add your own contributions in the comments section below.

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#1

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged Weddings. Sure buy a dress, take nice photos. Go down to the courthouse and do it that way. Then take the money you would have spent and save it for a down payment on a house. Weddings are not that fun. Crazy expensive. Time consuming. Stressful. You do not need one.

IndependenceLegal746 , Luwadlin Bosman / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

72points

R Dennis 3 months ago

$500 wedding, including her dress. Married 25 years. Expensive weddings don't equal successful marriages.

28points

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#2

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged The idea that you need to find a career that you are passionate about. Find a career that you can earn decently in and still have work/life balance. Work to fund your passions.

Ok_Reality_7314 , Elijah O'Donnell / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

66points

xolitaire 3 months ago

Find a career that you can comfortably work in while you are at your workplace - and that you can leave behind once you go home.

26points

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#3

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged Money can't buy happiness. B******t ,it can.

EntertainmentDue3870 , Nathan Dumlao / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

56points

LonelyLittleLeafSheep 3 months ago

Money absolutely can buy happiness. It buys a roof over your head, food to eat, clothes on your back, vacations to relax and recharge, hobbies, etc. And those things absolutely make you happy.

24points

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#4

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged That you'll always be broken.

Trauma does terrible things to a person, but you can get better. It isn't easy, but you are absolutely capable of being happy and living a successful life. Don't give up.

Sunflower_song , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

51points

keyboardtek 3 months ago

Yes. When I turned 70, I realized I can barely even remember the bad stuff that happened in my life. One's focus becomes to stay healthy, getting through the day, and hoping for a peaceful death.

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#5

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged That you have to work at least a year at a company before leaving. In today's market if you have to bounce for a better position, do it. Any company will drop you without hesitation if they have to.

j_ha17 , Studio Republic / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

50points

R Dennis 3 months ago

I stayed at one company for 18 years and gave months of notice. Another job, I quit after eight weeks, gave two weeks notice but didn't come in the next day. You get the employee you deserve.

4points

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#6

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged That other people care what you wear, what kind of car you drive or what music you listen to. Those things seem important when you are young. But honestly most people are just trying to live their own lives. They probably don't think about you at all when you are not around.

Running_Dumb , Kai Pilger / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

49points

Papa 3 months ago

I read a quote years ago that I believe is relevant here. "Too many people buy things they don't want, with money they don't have, to impress people they don't like."

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#7

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged When the schools say they have no tolerance for bullying. Thats definitely
100% BULL.

Late_Context6793 , Antor Paul / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

49points

Robin DJW 3 months ago

My daughter was the victim of a bully. He made the mistake of sending a lewd and threatening letter via postal service. That made it a federal crime and the FBI was involved. We could not prove for certain which of her classmates was the perp, so the whole classroom got a lecture from some serious men in black suits and sunglasses. Whoever it was never bothered her again.

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#8

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged Fashion. It’s 100% made up b******t designed for people to waste money and precious resources. Clothing, sure everyone needs that, but to throw perfectly good pieces of clothing away for no other reason than it not being the current fashion is an absolute crock of s**t. Buying clothes that you don’t actually use is also b******t. Last but not least- judging other people for what they wear is b******t. Nothing could matter less than what clothes people wear.

FluffyGreenThing , Ahmed Carter / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

47points

Robin DJW 3 months ago

Jeans and a t-shirt have been "the fashion" for many decades now. If you want to be dressy, there's jeans with a turtleneck. You're welcome.

17points

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#9

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged That your soulmate is out there. There is no such thing. You have people who you are attracted to, and compatible with. And liking the person you are with is a hell of a lot more important in the long run than most everything else.

primeirofilho , Dziana Hasanbekava / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

45points

Susan Reid Smith 3 months ago

Trust and Respect are so important.

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#10

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged HR at your job.

They are there to protect the company and will slit your throat when it suits them.

Tell them nothing.

KittehKittehKat , Tima Miroshnichenko / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

44points

Toothless Feline 3 months ago

Sometimes, protecting the company means protecting you. It’s just hard to tell when and whether they’ll decide that’s the case.

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#11

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged Being an “influencer”

Being a “content creator”.

Shoboy_is_my_name , Shukhrat Umarov / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

39points

Luke Branwen 3 months ago

But the unreal money they make is, unfortunately, very real.

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#12

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged The notion that the people we elect to power intend to serve the common good. If we commoners could one day open our eyes together and see the real enemy rather than fighting each other over pronouns and whether someone is a racist or a karen, we could make some progress. Guess who benefits from our endless squabbling. Not us, but those who exploit us.

Ok-Walk-7017 , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

39points

Grant Johnson 3 months ago

Politics is a clown show designed to distract you from the fact that a bunch of rich pr1cks run the world

14points

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#13

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged That doctors know best. If you feel like something is wrong, keep pushing, advocate for yourself, go to another doctor, do whatever you need to do. Can't stress this enough. So many stories of friends and family being told nothing is wrong, and THERE WAS.

Daisy_is_a_nice_name , Alexandr Podvalny / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

38points

keyboardtek 3 months ago

A friend was diagnosed as a hypochondriac. Later she was found to be riddled with cancer.

14points

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#14

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged That time is infinite. Yeah time overall might be but YOUR time and MINE are finite as f**k.

You blink twice and you wonder where the last 30 years went.

Simzter , Jon Tyson / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

36points

Wolf princess quinn 3 months ago

Wait til you're 60 but still feel 30

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#15

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged That the United States is an equal opportunity country.
Wrong. Social class, privilege, contacts gift opportunity to those who have them.

BenGay29 , Pixabay / pexels (not the actul photo) Report

Final score:

35points

Scott Rackley 3 months ago

This is not phrased correctly. The United States strives to be an equal opportunity country, and for a large percentage, it is. The problem is the people in this country do not constitute and equal opportunity SOCIETY.

3points

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#16

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged Being an adult. There is no switch that gets flipped, no sense of leveling up. One day, you're just yourself with a huge pile of bills and your sense of self won't feel any different.

LakehavenAlpha , Alexander Grey / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

34points

Living Example 3 months ago

Pink Floyd sums it up nicely: "And then one day you find ten years have got behind you No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun."

14points

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#17

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged Ads about amazing deals you can get online by using their site. PS5 for $20? Just tell us you're an illegal scam and let us move on with our lives. The fact that YouTube plays these scam ads constantly proves they don't give a s**t.

Fallen311 , Pixabay / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

34points

Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 3 months ago

I'm looking to buy a Switch (I have GOT to get Little Kitty Big City!). Some of the ads on Facebook Marketplace say free Switch to the first person who texts me congratulations on my new wife/house/baby. Oddly enough, I haven't tried. I don't know what just having my phone number would accomplish, but I'm smart enough to know I won't get a Switch -- just a lot of trouble!

8points

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#18

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged "Just do what you love."

Do what pays the bills. Everything becomes tedious fast, even the things you love, so keep yourself safe and prepare yourself financially.

pccfriedal , Kelly Sikkema / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

34points

Michael Largey 3 months ago

Not everything. I did a job that I loved, and it kept getting more fun and exciting.

9points

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#19

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged You can be whatever you want to be when you grow up…. It’s all luck.

soxacub , Sebastian Pandelache / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

33points

Needie 3 months ago

Be aware of your work life and your personal life. Everyone needs to make money and we can't all do it in our preferred field.

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#20

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged Multi-level marketing, no matter what they call it - network marketing etc.

Rules about how to attract relationships focused only on men or women ("The Rules" etc)

Rules about how to advance in business ("48 Laws of Power")

Anything with "The Four-Hour" in the title

Payday loans.

Botryoid2000 , Melanie Deziel / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

31points

Chris Christo 3 months ago

I wouldn't be the first to say, "If something is too good to be true, it isn't."

2points

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#21

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged Social media. You will get to a point where you will look back and think why did you waste so much time on it. It’s all fake and in the end none of it will matter.

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31points

Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 3 months ago

BP is becoming more and more like other social media sites. It's going to end like the chatrooms did, just a bunch of bots advertising at each other. WHAT is BP doing, adding more of the things???

14points

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#22

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged People who oppose transgenderism. They don't realize that it's been a concept for tens of thousands of years.

Lucky_Strike-85 , Aiden Craver / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

30points

Grant Johnson 3 months ago

I'm an old fart and it makes me sick how many boomers just hate trans people. They don't believe it's a real thing. Baby they were born that way!!

27points

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#23

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged 99% of dating advice.

100% of financial advice from anyone that posts videos as a job online.

The_Quackening , Mario Amé / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

29points

Donkey boi 3 months ago

Absolutely agree. I was given the dating advise of 'Just be yourself!' What s**t show that turned out to be!

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#24

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged When you're in your 20s, especially late 20s, and think "yeah, me and my friends, we pretty much have it figured out."

You don't, like just trust me. You f*****g don't, and as a guy about to turn 40, I laugh at how comically naive me and my friends were at that age. Even as fairly progressive and open minded people, we didn't know s**t.

Old heads would try to tell me this at that time and I'd dismiss it, because I'm special and know better. I wish I could powder my hand, slap the f**k out of 27 year old me, and convince him to just listen.

AVBforPrez , Priscilla Du Preez 🇨🇦 / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

28points

Grant Johnson 3 months ago

At 65 y.o. I can confirm that you will be constantly embarrassed looking back at your younger selves. The truth is that you will never figure it out, so just relax!

26points

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#25

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged Your efforts will be rewarded.

anon , Christin Hume / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

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25points

Luke Branwen 3 months ago

Good work is rewarded with more work.

18points

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#26

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged Giving a s**t about what others think of you.

MrStaraZagora , Muhammad fawwaz labib / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

23points

keyboardtek 3 months ago

Well when we a young the sex drive is strong so we have to be aware of how attractive we are to get a mate. It is why so many people let themselves go to pot after they get married. They think now that they caught their partner for life, there is no need to be healthy and attractive anymore.

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#27

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged Any f*****g connotation between the stars and planets and how you act as a human being: whether it’s horoscopes, Mercury retrograde, a full moon, or Unicron.

If you have to use some intergalactic nonsense to explain your attitude, you’re probably just being a s****y person.

thulsado0m13 , Philippe Donn / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

22points

Michael Largey 3 months ago

There was a time in my life when the stars were linked with my mood. But fortunately that damned boring astronomy class only lasted a semester.

7points

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#28

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged Promises an employer makes.

loztriforce , Andrea Piacquadio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

20points

tracy black 3 months ago

so true i was offered a better paying job not much better but some i told em i would only work day shifts they said no problem ( i had heard stories ) i said okay i need it in writing that i get only day shifts they were like uhhh well its days during trainging but after it could change i noped outta there .

8points

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#29

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged Health insurance and their endless shenanigans.

No-Understanding4968 , Scott Graham / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

20points

Beth Wheeler 3 months ago

That depends on the insurance company and the actual policy. Each Insurance company has so many different policies it's crazy. Luckily I have a cousin that I can call and ask questions a lot easier than I can talk to my insurance agent.

2points

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#30

“Weddings”: 30 Things That People Realized Are Pure Nonsense As They Aged The customer is always right, you can achieve anything by working hard, and everyone is born equal.

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"The customer is always right in matters of taste."

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Jeanne 3 months ago

I’d like to add: animal breeders. All of them. They want your money and add greatly to our pet overpopulation problem. Millions die in shelters yearly, because there aren’t enough homes. They want you to think that their dogs or cats are somehow better, prettier, healthier, but it’s not true. All breeds (there’s no shortage), ages, personalities can be found on petfinder.com. And the senior pets are overlooked, so please save them too.

2points

CanadianDimes 3 months ago

I really want to get a corgi but for £3000 just to buy one? No. Thanks. I love them but that is not even remotely worth it

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Jeanne 3 months ago

I’d like to add: animal breeders. All of them. They want your money and add greatly to our pet overpopulation problem. Millions die in shelters yearly, because there aren’t enough homes. They want you to think that their dogs or cats are somehow better, prettier, healthier, but it’s not true. All breeds (there’s no shortage), ages, personalities can be found on petfinder.com. And the senior pets are overlooked, so please save them too.

2points

CanadianDimes 3 months ago

I really want to get a corgi but for £3000 just to buy one? No. Thanks. I love them but that is not even remotely worth it

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