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So either the author has a midlife crisis or they genuinely hate where they are in life. TBH, since they have no family/commitment and sound like they dislike where they got in life - I'd say discard the image of yourself and start doing radical things moving forward, sounds like a no lose situation to me, worst case scenario you die doing something risky - but that always sounded better to me than surviving in a hole.

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Just to note, this piece is in the humor section. Like most humor, it’s likely a constructed story based on real events or feelings. And also like most humor, it’s relatable. I think your advice to move forward is still relevant though.

The title is also obviously supposed to be funny.

I actually thought it was a serious article at first, as it resonated pretty strongly with me. Haha. But then I definitely got a satire feel from reading it.

I didn't find it funny nor was it that relatable. I'm actually wondering why it's even on HN in the first place and not flagged.

Not finding it funny doesn't mean some people here wouldn't

True. My understanding is that comedy isn't really allowed here, unless maybe it is tech focused. This isn't some new phenomenon, this isn't tech focused, there isn't really any content in the article (not much to be gleaned from the satire even). It doesn't seem like it's something that's even interesting to hackers. There doesn't seem to be enough content to satisfy intellectual curiosity.

The author seems to on the one hand have a lot of ambitions, but on the other a case of ADHD (or modern-day tech-caused attention deficit) where they end up hyperfocused down a rabbit hole on a regular basis. I have no answers for that, because even medication probably won't make people focus on their mid- to long-term goals. That said, being a New Yorker writer, theater troupe, and all the other things they mentioned, they're probably fairly successful in their life beyond the lofty goals they've set themselves. Which may not be their true calling actually, but more of a "this is what people I look up to have done".

This is an interesting description of ADHD. I've long wondered if I met the diagnosis. I have an incredibly difficult time knocking out small tasks, but very prone to hyperfocused rabbit holes. They're just generally rabbit holes about topics totally unrelated to me "real" responsibilites, job, etc.

Is that actually a part of adhd? Obv not asking for a diagnosis online, but curious about the phenomenon.

Not having a family sounds like a good thing for them. They mention neve having lived in Morroco. Since they're single, they could just drop everything and go do something like that. That wouldn't really be possible with a family.

It's what we might call "self-observational humor" or poking fun at one's self. It came out a couple of years ago and I had a good chuckle when I read it.

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