I agree that there are experiences that are much more vivid because they are new. And I also think some adults get stuck in their head instead of experiencing the world.

However, if we evaluate the OP dispassionately and curiously, I think the picture is a bit more complex. For example, there are some experiences that can only be experienced when you’re older and you have accumulated crystalized intelligence.

What kinds of experiences? An example is expertise. People who are really skilled at their job experience meaning, enthrallment, curiosity, satisfaction, and play much more than people who aren’t as skilled.

Another experience that is only accessible with crystalized intelligence and experience is certain kinds of abstract play. Take something like tabletop roleplaying games. I love them. I have so much fun with them. But to play them you need to understand the English language, basic arithmetic, the character creation rules, the ways of making rulings in the game, the history that all the players in the table agree upon, etc…

All of this leads me to the original purpose, which was to evaluate the OP dispassionately and curiously. Because of expertise and crystallized-intelligence play, I think the post is not wrong, but also missing a big piece.

Also, I noticed that this community is an evolution of White People Twitter, so I’m not sure if the post is ironic or not lol