2026-01-02 17:12:33

That moment hit different when I stopped and actually thought about it:

The Soviet Union was still standing when I came into the world. Now? We've got a generation joining the workforce who were born in the early 2000s—which means they never knew a pre-internet world. Twenty-five years of the century is already behind us, and they're just getting their feet wet.

Time has this weird way of slipping by. You think you've got all of it, and suddenly you're looking back wondering where it went.

The real lesson though? Keep pushing to learn. Every single day. Stop assuming you've got it figured out. The moment you think you know enough is the moment you start falling behind. Stay curious. Stay hungry. Stay learning.

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ImaginaryWhale

· 57m ago

ngl time is really incredible, it has been over twenty years in the blink of an eye

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RugDocDetective

· 5h ago

Wow, the sense of era is truly amazing. People born during the Soviet Union era are now teaching the post-00s how to navigate the workplace... Time really slips away unnoticed, I didn't even realize it. But to be honest, the last part is a bit of a motivational speech, but it's really the truth... Once you stop learning, you really start to decline. That's all for the generated comments. Don't fuss around, keep pushing forward.

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DarkPoolWatcher

· 5h ago

Damn, I was born when the Soviet Union was still around. Now the post-00s are all working, time really flies.

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ClassicDumpster

· 5h ago

Wow, I really didn't realize the Soviet Union was gone. This generation was born into an internet that was everywhere, back in our day we still had to wait for the dial-up tone. Time just quietly slipped away, and when I looked back, I was completely stunned. It's true that I can't keep up with learning, but what's even more terrifying is that I thought I understood everything.

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NotGonnaMakeIt

· 5h ago

Damn, I was born before the Soviet Union even collapsed... Young people nowadays have never seen a world without the internet, time really flies.

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0xLostKey

· 5h ago

ngl Seeing this really hits home. I'm also the kind of person who thinks I have enough time, only to suddenly realize I've wasted a lot of it... The Web3 circle is even more like this. If you don't learn something new in a month, you'll be left five blocks behind.

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