As a teenager, what did you swear you'd never grow out of? Were you right?

I think that's one of the worst culture dynamics. Every generation experiences things so differently because of how fast humans develop. Not to make this about drugs, but my parents were told marijuana is bad. I wouldn't be the person I am today without marijuana and lsd. I'm proud of who I am today because I gained the introspective understanding of myself as well as the understanding of the world around me from these substances. That isn't to say they can't be abused, but just that miniscule factor changed my life. There's plenty of other examples and every parent is entitled to their own beliefs in what is a proper way to raise a child. But it says a lot about how things change despite what the general understanding of things is when growing up. I dropped out of college because I'm confident my career doesn't rely on college education, especially because I know the college system can't keep up with the industry im chasing after.

I guess what I'm really trying to say is its important for young people to question society's standards because society's standards are more often than not outdated. Nobody understands the current world better than the people experiencing it during their personal development, and although they can be wrong, it's their world to change and my time to change the world is now in my early 20's. When I'm 40 or 50, I'm going to respect that the newest generation of intellectual adults know what the world should be moving towards.

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