The feeling that we've peaked with less to look forward too

[FoxEye]

Only because people admit defeat and mop about in self pity and blame. If you don't like stuff, do something about it. I can gaurntee people care about litter (a lot of friends of mine will pick up litter when out and about and the younger generation of the same social circle also do). The evidence shows we can make things better - a small google will show that. Apathy exists, show it first and you'll pass it to others.

All these things only exist if you want them to. Do better things, be part of better things, hang about with better people. The change starts from stopping moaning and doing something.

Have you been down the beach for a litter picking day? I know these people care - go help. (I'm assuming you haven't here, so I do apologise if you have).

Though I've lived in Cornwall - and it's pretty grim so I feel your pain

The evidence shows that a few days after litter picking round the nearby country lanes, they're back to being full of Costa, McDonalds, beer cans, crisp packets, disposable masks, condoms, you name it.

The evidence shows that you need more than 1/100 people to care about something to have a hope of changing it.

The evidence shows that 99/100 people are content to sit at home watching East Enders

The evidence shows the game is rigged. We'll never have a grown-up electoral system here because the Big Two don't want it.

At some point you shrug you shoulders and plan how to get the hell out of Dodge. There's a great deal of resistance to change in this country. The status quo always wins out.

 

[Begbie]

The evidence shows that a few days after litter picking round the nearby country lanes, they're back to being full of Costa, McDonalds, beer cans, crisp packets, disposable masks, condoms, you name it.

The evidence shows that you need more than 1/100 people to care about something to have a hope of changing it.

The evidence shows that 99/100 people are content to sit at home watching East Enders

The evidence shows the game is rigged. We'll never have a grown-up electoral system here because the Big Two don't want it.

At some point you shrug you shoulders and plan how to get the hell out of Dodge. There's a great deal of resistance to change in this country. The status quo always wins out.

I feel for you, that's quite a depressing attitdue to have towards it all. I mean I understand, but someone needs to be that 2nd/100 to start making a change. Maybe I'm blind to it all, as I don't socialise with people who are happy to sit with it so I don't see that side of life. I literally (execpt family) have no friends who watch eastenders etc.

 

[chaparral]

I'll give just a few examples...

- Clubbing - died out which is pretty sad.

I been going to clubs most of my adult life (off/on) and even up to 10 years ago they were pretty packed even on week days (specially on Sunday & Wednesday nights)

But now there pretty dead apart from Friday & Saturday nights and whenever i ask people why no one hardly goes anymore on a weekday (Sunday to Thursday night) all i get is that they have work the next day.
But 10+ years ago most people also had work the next day and that never used to stop them

Same as when i go for a walk around my local town in the evenings on a week day the Pubs are normally completely dead now

 

[Luckystrike123]

I feel the same as the OP tbh. I'm 37 years old and have been thinking that life is a massive anti climax. This is me over the last decade:

Getting married? No difference than having a GF.
Buy your first home? Feels no different than renting.
Finished college? Great onto uni.
Finish uni? Oh **** I need a job.
Get a good graduate job? Its enjoyable enough but it feels just the same as being at uni,albeit with better pay.

I used to enjoy most of It he things the OP listed, but now ALL those things are MEH. I literally have no hobbies or interests - just work, dading and husbanding.

I've recently committed to losing the beer keg and exercising (hopefully I won't get injured - I've never been the same since my back surgery), reading at least one book a month and to stop drinking at home.

Hopefully I can re-spark my love of life. Theres too many potential meh years left in me!

 

[Brookert]

I feel the same as the OP tbh. I'm 37 years old and have been thinking that life is a massive anti climax. This is me over the last decade:

Getting married? No difference than having a GF.
Buy your first home? Feels no different than renting.
Finished college? Great onto uni.
Finish uni? Oh **** I need a job.
Get a good graduate job? Its enjoyable enough but it feels just the same as being at uni,albeit with better pay.

I used to enjoy most of It he things the OP listed, but now ALL those things are MEH. I literally have no hobbies or interests - just work, dading and husbanding.

I've recently committed to losing the beer keg and exercising (hopefully I won't get injured - I've never been the same since my back surgery), reading at least one book a month and to stop drinking at home.

Hopefully I can re-spark my love of life. Theres too many potential meh years left in me!

I felt exactly the same way. Then I discovered my life's passion at the age of about 27, which is sailing.

I was really struggling with depression. I was on a little boat trip from penzence and I saw a German flagged yacht coming in to the harbour as the sun was setting. I thought, I'd love to do that and it set in motion a plan to get there.

Four years later, I own a sailing boat and I'm slowly getting the skills and knowledge to venture further afield. Chasing a passion like that really takes you away from life's mundane tasks and gives you purpose.

 

[Bassmansam]

I felt exactly the same way. Then I discovered my life's passion at the age of about 27, which is sailing.

I was really struggling with depression. I was on a little boat trip from penzence and I saw a German flagged yacht coming in to the harbour as the sun was setting. I thought, I'd love to do that and it set in motion a plan to get there.

Four years later, I own a sailing boat and I'm slowly getting the skills and knowledge to venture further afield. Chasing a passion like that really takes you away from life's mundane tasks and gives you purpose.

Are you rich? Yatchs aren’t exactly cheap..

 

[Brookert]

Are you rich? Yatchs aren’t exactly cheap..

Mines 26ft, worth about 3 grand, and you can get ones a lot cheaper and obviously a lot more expensive than that.

It's not a rich persons sport, contrary to popular belief.

 

[Luckystrike123]

I felt exactly the same way. Then I discovered my life's passion at the age of about 27, which is sailing.

I was really struggling with depression. I was on a little boat trip from penzence and I saw a German flagged yacht coming in to the harbour as the sun was setting. I thought, I'd love to do that and it set in motion a plan to get there.

Four years later, I own a sailing boat and I'm slowly getting the skills and knowledge to venture further afield. Chasing a passion like that really takes you away from life's mundane tasks and gives you purpose.

I feel that I could definitely benefit from a hobby, though sailing is a bit left field for me!

I'm looking forward to being healthier and more active, hopefully I'll get into something once the covid restrictions are over.

 

[SPG]

You have to work hard at having fun OP.

Get yourself multiple hobbies cycling is perfect.

 

[HungryHippos]

Mines 26ft, worth about 3 grand, and you can get ones a lot cheaper and obviously a lot more expensive than that.

It's not a rich persons sport, contrary to popular belief.

Hmm what's next though? you can't just be like "sailing is great this is the life!" forever.

You need to amp it up some more, have you considered taking up piracy? not only does it involve your sailing hobby, but it could also be fairly lucrative cash flow wise as well!

 

[dlockers]

Hmm what's next though? you can't just be like "sailing is great this is the life!" forever.

You need to amp it up some more, have you considered taking up piracy? not only does it involve your sailing hobby, but it could also be fairly lucrative cash flow wise as well!

Love how a £3k sailing boat is now a gateway drug to piracy.

 

[Dominic-Toretto]

I skimmed the op, a lot of what he is listing is just a natural part of growing up. Don't try to cling to your youth, move on from it and experience new things. Find something new that you are passionate about.

 

[luke997]

We're at the brink of the biggest revolution since first computer was made in 40's, I can't stop being excited it.
What is it you might ask? Quantum computing.
We're at the convergence point, where years of science and research on theory, material science, different types of hardware approach, interfaces, algorithm etc. is coming together.
It already started and gradually over the next 30-50 years it'll change more than most think is possible (and also it will not change what some think is possible).
Some notable examples:

• Medical research
• Cryptography (this one is really big, as much solution as a threat to variety of technologies currently in use, such as Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm used in private/public key pairs
• Machine Learning/Deep Learning/Neural Networks/AI
• Weather forecasting
• Seismology
• Financial Modeling
• Quantum mechanics
• Particle physics

It's all pretty amazing - and if you're really into quantum computing, you can use Qiskit and get free access to IBM Quantum Computer to run your circuits.
I'm far from being QC expert, just coming from 20y in IT (classical programming), scratching surface of it and it literally blows my mind).

 

[Dominic-Toretto]

We're at the brink of the biggest revolution since first computer was made in 40's, I can't stop being excited it.
What is it you might ask? Quantum computing.
We're at the convergence point, where years of science and research on theory, material science, different types of hardware approach, interfaces, algorithm etc. is coming together.
It already started and gradually over the next 30-50 years it'll change more than most think is possible (and also it will not change what some think is possible).
Some notable examples:

• Medical research
• Cryptography (this one is really big, as much solution as a threat to variety of technologies currently in use, such as Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm used in private/public key pairs
• Machine Learning/Deep Learning/Neural Networks/AI
• Weather forecasting
• Seismology
• Financial Modeling
• Quantum mechanics
• Particle physics

It's all pretty amazing - and if you're really into quantum computing, you can use Qiskit and get free access to IBM Quantum Computer to run your circuits.
I'm far from being QC expert, just coming from 20y in IT (classical programming), scratching surface of it and it literally blows my mind).

Great first post. Are you currently in a career in Quantum Computing or a hobbyist? Also curious how you think quantum computing will change particle physics. Do you think it will fill in the gaps of our current models?

Also moving forward do you think the various challenges around quantum computers such as qubit stabilisation will be overcome for consumer applications at a low enough price level for mass adoption in the next 50 years?

 

[luke997]

Great first post. Are you currently in a career in Quantum Computing or a hobbyist? Also curious how you think quantum computing will change particle physics. Do you think it will fill in the gaps of our current models?

Also moving forward do you think the various challenges around quantum computers such as qubit stabilisation will be overcome for consumer applications at a low enough price level for mass adoption in the next 50 years?

QC is just my hobby (though a big one) - still working full time in "classical" IT.

Quantum computing is perfect to for complex simulations required in particle physics, this is already explored with LHC data and few other experiments, it'll allow us to make and analyse models at speeds orders of magnitude faster than classical computers.
Will it fill gaps? That's up to scientists who come up with theories and experiments.

As for mass adoption, there are so many aspects to it.
In terms of specific purposes (like financial modeling), some companies like JP Morgan are already working with IBM and others on it.

Also the technology progression is on doubly expotential rate (Neven's Law), just yesterday material research company Archer managed to take qubit measurement at room temperature, this is huge step toward mass adoption.

On the other hand we have IonQ and Honewell using 2 different approaches to work with trapped ions qubits which offer superior error rates and stability. The former will have QC rack modules for data center mass produced by 2023, and this years they'll demonstrate networked (quantum entangled) QPUs gen4 and gen5.
Also there's been recently key advancement in QEC (quantum error correctio), which now can be achieved passively, therefore expotential number of physical qubits to achieve large number or logical qubits is no longer required.

Interestingly, Google's and IBM's superconducting QPUs appear to be in the tail of the race.

Most people underestimate how fast the progress is and how close we are to the real quantum computing era. There's billions being invested by governments and companies, as the rewards are too great to miss.

 

[moon man]

I don't focus too much on possessions apart from my house, I just follow the swells and bodyboard, when I can't I coastal walk or sometimes sit on the beach outside my favourite cave and watch the seals and gulls
Can't imagine returning to west Yorkshire or any place like that.
We may get stick down here from members who sit in front of a computer all day and that's their life (and then come here on holiday) but to me it's pretty much heaven on earth, until the tourists flock back and then you have to know where the quiet spots are, drifts off topic

 

[Dominic-Toretto]

I don't focus too much on possessions apart from my house, I just follow the swells and bodyboard, when I can't I coastal walk or sometimes sit on the beach outside my favourite cave and watch the seals and gulls
Can't imagine returning to west Yorkshire or any place like that.
We may get stick down here from members who sit in front of a computer all day and that's their life (and then come here on holiday) but to me it's pretty much heaven on earth, until the tourists flock back and then you have to know where the quiet spots are, drifts off topic

So your basically a surfer who lives on the beach?

 

[200sols]

I don't focus too much on possessions apart from my house, I just follow the swells and bodyboard, when I can't I coastal walk or sometimes sit on the beach outside my favourite cave and watch the seals and gulls
Can't imagine returning to west Yorkshire or any place like that.
We may get stick down here from members who sit in front of a computer all day and that's their life (and then come here on holiday) but to me it's pretty much heaven on earth, until the tourists flock back and then you have to know where the quiet spots are, drifts off topic

Once you get out of the consumerism circle life is much better. Buying stuff gives you an instant high, it quickly fades and then you need to buy more stuff to try and get the feeling back. No thanks...

 

[Dominic-Toretto]

Once you get out of the consumerism circle life is much better. Buying stuff gives you an instant high, it quickly fades and then you need to buy more stuff to try and get the feeling back. No thanks...

So how does one live outside of consumerism? Can you elaborate on this lifestyle and what it entails?

 

[moon man]

So your basically a surfer who lives on the beach?

I was offered a Distillery job last year so not part time like I was, hopimg to go back to that (4 days now) but basically coast focused in spare time and I work in Padstow so can call after work