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41 Post author: Mass_Driver 23 December 2010 09:05AM

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Comment author: CronoDAS 23 December 2010 10:12:08AM 4 points [-]

It seems like most people are reasonably satisfied with whatever kind of life they ended up having. To the extent that you are indeed like other people, this should be reassuring.

Comment author: Mass_Driver 23 December 2010 10:56:11AM 1 point [-]

Seems like hindsight bias, though, no? I mean, you can't go back and change the life you've already had, so there's not much point in getting upset about it post hoc.

Right now, though, I can change my life, at least in theory. So it's not much good taking comfort in the fact that someday it will be too late. Right now it's not too late, and right now I'm scared.