Are we the same people at age four that we will be at 24, 44, or 74? Or do we change dramatically through time?
Researchers have studied how much of our personality is set from childhood, but what you’re like isn’t who you are.
Using those benchmarks I'll back up to age 13 to that. One quality that has served me very well ....
I'm still stubborn; it is a survival necessity.
This four year old victim of the US funded Israeli nazi genocide on Palestine is already 74. #GenocidalUniparty #FreePalestine
No. My body can’t climb up trees.
I've thought of it like Russian nesting dolls. You're 44 now, but the 24yo and the 4yo are still in there too.
@newyorker.com Am I always going to be the same me? That’s a pretty scary thought that some day, I will not recognise myself…
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I’ve grown bitter with life and don’t believe in God or even Santa anymore.
I'm fundamentally the same, improved with time and mellowed by some harsh experiences.
As I got older, I became less willing to do risky things. Am still adventurous, but in a very safe way.
It’s different if you were destroyed emotionally as a young person.
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Your character as an adult depends very much upon which social media accounts attach themselves to you online. 😳
Too bad no one understands astrology 🤷🏻♀️
I have long threads in my character that have been with me since childhood. Then I have parts of my character that I have either improved (good) or removed (mean, hurtful). I am always looking to be better.
I cried at Old Yeller at 5 or 6 and still do today.
Looks very interesting! Looking forward to reading!
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At age 14 I couldn't read or write in English. How I miss those Halcyon days
I can tell you at age 4 I had all of my dreams in tact, there was no one to stop me. But then life happens, and while I embrace my 4yr old self, I have been beaten down and got up, and repeat. So while I am not where I thought, the spirit stays with me to continue.
THERE ARE A MILLION BILLION THINGS I DON'T KNOW ABOUT A MILLION BILLION THINGS IN ALL THE REALITY AND INFINITELY-DEEP ENORMOUSNESS OF THE UNIVERSE. THERE ARE A MILLION BILLION THINGS I DON'T KNOW ABOUT A MILLION BILLION THINGS IN ALL THE REALITY AND INFINITELY-DEEP ENORMOUSNESS OF THE UNIVERSE. THER
No too many commenters actually reading the article. Which is sad because it is fascinating and thought-provoking.
A: yes there is such a thing as a stupid question
of course we aren't. The world, and our experiences, change us, help us grow, if we're lucky. Trump, for instance, has remained at 4.
A charming story, as usual for The New Yorker. 💙
Ah, but I was so much older then I'm younger than that now ...
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I am.
Of course people change but the 4 year old you is still there.
Torn Or Not 🤪 Lol
100% the same in every way but for the fact that I now accept who I am.
This is a stupid question anyone over 40 can answer for you.
Definitely not the same person. The me from 24 would be a complete stranger.
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The. Changes aren't always drastic, but we start changing when we are born and stop the day we die.
Everything you learn changes you for better or worse. The only people who don't change are those dead from the neck up, and might as well be absolutely dead.
If you went back and raid a human from 2000 years ago, chances are they would die quickly. Why? Because humans have mutated in order to survive the changes in earth. And it’s been a lot. If we didn’t mutate we would be extinct like many other animals.
We constantly change both physically and mentally. Humans are no different than other animals. We have been mutating since our beginning and as long as we survive we will continue to mutate.
I know I'm not the same person I used to be, thanks to the absolute trauma of living through the Trump years. It has hurt my brain, body, and soul.
