Current Events > Were things better for you 10 years ago?

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Relationship wise? Job wise? Educational wise?
Or are you more satisfied with this year, or this day ten years ago?

Ten years ago I was still gainfully employed and did not have a permanent STD.

About the same tbh. 10 years ago I went back to college after dropping out the first time. Not much has changed. I had medical debt instead of student loans. Was single then and now.

yes

about the same. 10 years ago I had more freedom to do whatever I wanted and my mom and bunny was still alive. problem is I lacked money.

now I still dont have that much but at least I have a wife, kids, and possibly a new house when we close.

No. I was 15 and homeschooled and my parents didn't pay for internet so compared to now I barely knew anything about anything. One of the only perks was the additional free time.

10 years ago I came out of grad school into a shit job market. Things started to align in 2014 for me, thankfully.

stress wise yes because I was a freshman in college. Quality of life, no and I do not miss college lol.

No. They were still good though. That was around when I really wanted to get my life shortly after finishing high school.
Now I've got a good job, make money from my art, have recognition for my writing ability, learned how to talk to people well and keep them engaged, learned how to make people laugh, and maintained a solid friend circle from university that we still consistently text and reach out to each other.

Life's good.

Fuck, no. I was in a bad marriage.

it was good but now is better

i was in a relationship but just carrying a torch, so i dunno.

No lmao

Overall no. Back then I was in a happy relationship, and right now I'm single. But every other aspect of my life is an improvement from 10 years ago. Much better job, much better car, and finishing up my degree online. And I'm still actively dating, so... hell I might even improve that part of things soon.

10 years ago I was at least still a participating member of society, insofar studying and having a side-job counts for anything.

Nowadays I am literally living a shell of a life and I hope that changes soon for the better.

Hard to say, job-wise. But my back wasn't as bad back then. Definitely miss that.

I had a gf 10 years ago but I was still in high school and I much prefer things now with a stable job and ability to travel even though I'm single.

I was doing the exact same job but paid less and I still lived with my parents...

I think I'm doing better now...

bsp77 posted...

Fuck, no. I was in a bad marriage.

silverpine posted...

it was good but now is better

I can relate

Not in any conceivable way were they better

No. I have a husband and daughter now, make 4 times the money I did then, drive a much nicer car and own 2 homes. Life is much better.

Yes. I was largely in the same boat in terms of education and work stuff, but other aspects were exponentially better. My town, for example, was like heaven on earth until the word got out. We have people come from NYC and Boston who comment now that we are massively overpopulated and the population density makes it hard to really enjoy things now.

I also had a lot more hope ten years ago. Home ownership seemed feasible, the workforce seemed less bad, and there just seemed to be more of a point to even try. Now the average price of a house is $750,000 when most people are lucky to earn $35k/year (the landlord needs $30k of that, too).

2012 was hands down one of the worst years of my life so no

I was 12

Sorty of. I was younger. It was easier to meet people I could get along with, and I had a lot more hope.

I had a doggo. :(

Pretty much everything else has improved.

I was in my last year of college, but I didn't have direction in my life and so was purely at the whims of whatever came in my direction with zero motivation to really commit to anything. Now, I'm still in the midst of transitioning to a career I want to commit my life to. So technically, I would be better off 10 years ago, given the opportunities I had due to my location, but I say I'm better off now given how I have the mindset that would have capitalized off those opportunities and know what I want in life. It does help that I'm also technically considerably wealthier than I was 10 years ago, though had I played my cards right 10 years ago, I could easily match my wealth now far earlier.

FortuneCookie posted...

I had a doggo. :(

Pretty much everything else has improved.

Im so sorry

yes, things have only gotten worse

Objectively, I was in my second year of University and doing quite well, had a close group of friends. Now I'm long term and unemployed and a lot of those friends don't speak to me anymore.

But subjectively? I am so much happier and more confident.

No, but things were just starting to get better. It still sucked then, though

Same Marriage.

Same Job.

Same Diploma.

10 years ago for me was probably one of the most depressing times of my life. Lifes great these days.

I still had hope for the future 10 years ago, so yes.

I don't think so. I was too much of an alcoholic in 2012.