Life begins at 40

[Pluto]

Back in my day I remember people saying, "Life begins at 40." Thankfully I haven't heard it said in a long time. I would understand if they said life ends at 40. Unless someone has really managed to build something of value, it is a time of absolute ruin. Damn lunatics and their tireless blind optimism.

 

[Praestat_Mori]

I would understand if they said life ends at 40. Unless someone has really managed to build something of value, it is a time of absolute ruin.

I fully agree with that. My life ended shortly after I was 40 bc of a big failure in life.

If that hadn't happened my life could actually be so great and I could say life begins at 40.

 

[psp3000]

I wouldn't understand someone saying that phrase unless the retirement age was lowered

edit: found another ?diagram? that was interesting while skimming the/another article about retirement age

 

[Linda]

I think that the reality is more nuanced. You gain many things as you age, such as experience and self-confidence. You also lose some, such as bodily fitness. Bad external events, to which some posters referred, can happen at any age, to anyone, and are not really relevant to the point at issue.

 

[mortuarymary]

Definitely not at 40 for me.

 

[Rapière]

"Life begins at 40."

- Radical abortion activists.

 

[thinvy]

- Radical abortion activists.

I'm sorry but you've successfully made me lose my shit with this one. I'm hoping I didn't wake up my neighbors with how hard I was laughing