it really is for the best. reject gnosis, embrace uncertainty

If anything, I understand less.

It's weird, I'm the same age as old people but I don't feel old... Except when I try and get up or down, I feel that 😕

Not only do i understand nothing, but at least when i was younger i was ignorant to that.
You could argue i understand even less now.

Stupid people are confident they know everything, while smart people understand that they know hardly anything.

That's because they refused to explain it. There's no secret knowledge that activates when you hit 13*, someone has to teach it to you.

*) Well... Except for that, of course.

"You just think you know it all because you're so young."

No no, I'm still just as cocky of a motherfucker and I'm approaching 40.

Congrats, now you understand.

I'm older and I understand that my optimism for the world, our species, and my assumption that people are basically good were all total bullshit.

Hmm, I am always right but seldom correct?

I'm older but all I understand is that things just keep getting worse and that I'm way too stupid to be smarter than this many people.

You now understand that they were lying when they said that, to seem smart, and get you to shut up.

Tada!