"People who think doing this is weakness are the real weak ones."

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"I was on the bus the other day, behind me was a dad and his son (the kid was about seven). All his dad did was watch football on his phone, and the kid kept asking questions about it, and the dad just kept shushing him. All the kid wanted was to interact with his dad, and the bloke was saying, 'Shh, I’m watching.' Total prick."

"This is a fear of mine. I see older people and how they can't fathom anything new after their 30s. I don't want to act young, but I don't want to be stuck in the past and never adjust or learning. I had an uncle who never lost his curiosity, found everything interesting, even if he didn't like it, and I aspire to be like that."

"I used to have a friend like that. When we talked about being open-minded regarding challenges and taking different perspectives, he said he was 'done developing' and had no need for differing thoughts. He was in his early 30s. Haven't seen him in a decade. I wonder if he's still the same."

"Making it to your 30s without liking water is sort of impressive, lol"

"And you're only naming 'adult' fun stuff. I'd take it further: Go to an amusement park. Go ice skating. Go to a carnival. Have fun in a Disney park riding the teacups. Go to an ice cream shop every now and then. Climb a tree. Cannonball into the pool. If you go for a walk in the park in the early morning or at night, go to the play structure and try out those monkey bars! (This type of activity, obviously, with no kids around.) Those monkey bars are devious."

"This definitely. I think many of the people who started off with 'some' empathy in their 20s and just let it go probably never genuinely had it in the first place. It's actually stronger to stay nice as you age, firm, sure, but nice. People who think being kind is a weakness are the real weak ones."

"I ended a very long friendship over this. Everything was a crisis, and everything was someone else’s fault. I couldn’t do it anymore."

"Sooooooo many people in corporate offices do this shit, and it is so fucking exhausting. Loser middle management types, that have nothing but boring ass lives at home (and no accomplishments beyond simply starting a family), and they feel the need to talk about people behind their backs. This behavior is so immature and really does showcase the people who peaked in high school and have nothing else going on for them."