@shibao i am turning 31 this year. i’d say: follow your passions, not what you think will bring you economic security. I am the black sheep of my family. I got to the end of my MA at uni, and looked around ar everyone drinking the koolaid of traditional ‘success’ and was disgusted.

Also—you might not peak until you’re in your 50s. Life really does keep staying interesting if you let it. So many people I admire were unsung heroes until they were much older.