I Miss the Simple Joys from My Childhood

I’ll go first, getting that old PSP, the one which had WiFi in built. Or maybe PlayStation 2 which was like 5k-6k back then. Now, I could get a PS5 or buy games to play on my PC, but the feeling is lost. Just like my childhood. I guess I lived a part of my childhood today. Went on a walk and had a Cornetto IceCream, which back then I didn’t have the money for and had to buy an Orange/Cola IceCream. Then, I walked around my society. Saw a few kids playing football and instantly teleported back to when I was a kid. Now that child is gone and the dream has too. But still, it feels good remembering that 5 year old me would be proud of adult me, and that’s what truly matters. 🥰 I made this exact post 1 year back and it reminded me of how far I’ve come. I hope it makes you feel that too. ❤️

Middle class parents have always saved up money, cutting out trivial expenses When kids get their own money, they want to shake up things - order in or eating out. Dragging down the health (and wealth) that parents built over the years Was in a mall food court and saw parents - simple and humble - enjoying the little burger and fries, while being proud of their son/daughter being all grown up I am guilty of this too WHy are we like this

Also, tell if you feel like me that when I was a child I used to have this mentality that when will I become an adult and now I feel the opposite( want to go back and live my childhood again), does this happen with you? If we would have been slightly mature in childhood we could have lived it more enjoyably, coz there are tradeoffs between being immature and stress handling. Stress has skyrocketed now but we often deal with it but don't have that child like carefree life but in childhood we couldn't handle stress and always cursed why we cannot live like adults and when we will become one, just a mere thought, sorry if it mistakenly offended anyone.

I have been pursuing some aspirational products like Apple Watch SE, Airpods Pro 2, PS5 etc. since a long time. I go to the Amazon page and add it to cart but then my conscience questions me as to is it worth spending so much on it? I earn decently and live in BLR but still I dont fully understand to give my mind a valid reason for purchasing a 40k Watch that shows time, some metrics and some automation. Also 20k for listening music, 50k for playing games. It feels as if is it sane to spend much on these personal material stuff? How do you folks look at this while making purchases?

Was walking through this aisle today which has all birthday decorations and supplies Paper plates, hats, weird colourful things that kids like Stuff you buy as return gifts I got those for my birthdays, and mom would even cook snacks for my "friends" There would be cake (cakes were/are expensive I know now) These all are expensive, honestly, a waste of money. I wouldn't buy for my birthday Our Parents did though, such a waste! They did more than we would do for ourselves

To fellow VC friends, Have been seeing people putting in their bio as successful Exit. How much returns do they get when an acquisition happens? What are the odds of making money.? I know a few who didn't even make any money.

I’ll go first, getting that old PSP, the one which had WiFi in built. Or maybe PlayStation 2 which was like 5k-6k back then. Now, I could get a PS5 or buy games to play on my PC, but the feeling is lost. Just like my childhood. I guess I lived a part of my childhood today. Went on a walk and had a Cornetto IceCream, which back then I didn’t have the money for and had to buy an Orange/Cola IceCream. Then, I walked around my society. Saw a few kids playing football and instantly teleported back to when I was a kid. Now that child is gone and the dream has too. But still, it feels good remembering that 5 year old me would be proud of adult me, and that’s what truly matters. 🥰

Write about a time you made someone feel very nice. Hopefully it can be a collection of ideas that others can take forward. If somehow a few people do something nice as a result, that would be powerful. To start with an example: Bought a laptop for my grandfather because he wanted to continue working post 60. Helped him learn Excel, Gmail, Chrome browsing over many days. He really picked it up, and works as a consultant for new companies in the industry he worked all his life.