Gary’s Q&A

Listener question & Gary’s response · Transcript passage

My last question comes from Fat Yankee, also on the Discord server. He asks, Gary, I lived the first 29 years of my life like I wasn’t going to see 30. Now I just turned 40, and I’m not sure if I’m supposed to rebel and delve into whatever it is young adults are doing, like pickleball and TikTok, or just accept it and start yelling at neighborhood kids to get off my lawn… Any suggestions? My suggestion is to not worry about it. You get old, and things change. By all means, I would not suggest trying to act like you are in your 20s when you are in your 40s because then you will just be the creepy old guy.

Pursue your interests, and don’t worry about what you should be doing.

Also, I think we’ve lived with social media long enough now that we can see that it isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. It is largely a waste of time, and I think everyone’s time is better off being spent on longer-form content where you can learn something, not tiny bits of text or video that offer nothing more than opinions or fads.

…and while I do not play pickleball, I know some people who do, and I’m pretty sure it is not something that the kids play. It mostly attracts adults, actually, as it is easier and less stressful than tennis.