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altitudinous
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I thought I would have accomplished a lot more tod...
I'm in my 50's and I read less now, it's because writers are now younger than me and they tell stories I've already lived. I suspect all older folk might feel the same? Writing is for the young? Being published is for the young?
borroka
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That's the time when you switch to reading dead authors, who are blessed by the wisdom given to those with us no more.
everybodyknows
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Authors your age are still writing. Highly recommended:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/08/24/cicadia
neonate
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That story is about teenagers, which kind of reinforces the GP's point. It's good though!
Insanity
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This highly depends on the genre of what you read of course. I suppose you haven't lived a "space opera" no matter what your age is. :-)
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