I have another question for you all. I am 35. Still wear the same pants I wore back near the end of high school. Still look the same as I did a decade prior. Got a couple grey hairs in my chest fur… And that is it. Everyone told me I would be in pain in my thirties and wouldn’t want to do anything, but I have just much energy as I did when I was a kid. I don’t look or feel any different from when I was in my late twenties.
I go out with several buddies, some with kids, some without. Same deal. They haven't slowed down at all. We have discussed this a few times bar hopping. Brought it up to some old men in their fifties who... Honestly, I wouldn't have guessed they were in their fifties. Forties tops. Blew my mind, the way they drink and party.
My question is… Why is this an American myth? Feminists being resentful of men aging gracefully? The r select being angry at the k select? Endomorphs raging at ectomoporhs and mesomorphs walking through less affected by time? Everyone throughout my life has told me when you hit your thirties you will be in pain after waking up sleeping on the wrong side of the bed. You can't drink as much. Your dick won't be hard. Where does this shit come from?
My 30s absolutely was when I felt the beginning of "aging" and my abilities getting weaker. Like, I could still mostly go about my tasks without issue, and could push through on adrenaline like anyone else, but at the end of it all the recovery was much more needed and prominent (compared to my 20s where only pulling muscles even needed recovery).
I'm still wearing the same clothes as when I was a teen, its not a weight issue. Its just pure wear and tear catching up. I won't pretend I took good care of myself, but that's likely the case with most people.
I also worked mostly heavy labor jobs throughout my life, which is also something that was historically the majority of people but is now not really as common thanks to illegal Mexicans taking all those jobs.
The reason older men drink like they do is because it allows them to ignore most of the minor strains of aging. My dad was literally given full disability in his early 50s because of all his issues, but thanks to his drinking he was basically only a bit slower around the house.