No it doesn't. Didn't for me. I lived in a twenty year old Ford explorer for almost a year pursuing mine. Didn't succeed or make it big, but I wouldn't have traded it for the world. Not every dream relies on college loans, dude. Not if you're an artist.
I'd go so far as to say man, many dreams people have don't require a degree.
And if they do? DO IT ANYWAY. I attended two years of college for film. Never got a career out of it. Still paying off my debt. Still don't regret ANY of it.
Still getting by on the strings of my butt hairs in my 40s. Still wouldn't take any of it back.
Never sucked the love for either dream out of it. Did I get depressed? Sure. Did I go through a lot of shit and a lot of disappointment? Definitely. I'm two years out from failing in my latest attempt at pursuing one of my many dreams. You couldn't pay me all the money in the world to take it back.
You're speaking to me.... about me. About my experiences and telling me how it made me feel. Sorry my dude, I can't agree with you.
Take those chances. The memories are worth it. The stories are worth it. The lessons you learn along the way are definitely worth it, homie
Only because I turned 18. But it was nice, nonetheless.
I'm in my 40s, now. I still have nightmares about getting out back into a center. But I also have a strong sense of justice and sometimes compassion for strangers due to my time in those places.
Seeing people my age put their OWN kids into those places and lost me a friendship, recently. I see nothing good coming from those places
I don't think most NuTrek is utter crap. Some is written for me, some isn't.
SNW and Lower Decks are some of my favorite Trek.
Continuity doesn't matter too much to me, just how the shows make me feel. TOS threw continuity out the window within the first few episodes when they introduced time travel.
Also, if you expect someone to be the same person, fictional or not, 30 years later into their life, you haven't lived long enough. The person who is the same human they were twenty years ago, is someone who has wasted twenty years of their life.
Times change. The new shows have brought in a lot of new fans. That's not a bad thing. Maybe instead of getting angry that new stuff isn't made with your tastes in mind, watch something you enjoy instead.
It's almost like he had the self awareness to change his mind when presented with compelling, new information.
It's what mature adults do
If you think the only way any adult can change their mind is if they're forced to, it speaks more of you than them.