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		Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young – Mary Schmich (chicagotribune.com)
		4 points by rohithkp on May 5, 2022 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

Contemplate on May 5, 2022 [–]

I like this: "Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth"

rohithkp on May 5, 2022 | [–]

Yup, articulated excellently.

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