• NaN@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        He also chose to walk away from it and I usually consider it to be something out of their control, but maybe thats just me. judging by his brothers’ success he likely could have continued if he wanted to.

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    Eric Heiden 5 gold medals at just 21 years old. Retired shortly afterward to dabble in cycling and then become a mundane orthepedic surgeon.

    Also Jerry Mather’s aka ‘The Beaver’ still milking his long ago celebrity decades later.

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    Me.

    I achieved all my dreams in late 20s. Travels, adventures, skills, relationships - whatever I wanted, I got it. I have nothing in life that I’d really want to see or try that I didn’t already.

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      Meanwhile, I peaked in kindergarten when I excelled in academics and was actually part of the popular group .-.

  • 0x4E4F@lemmy.rollenspiel.monster
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    Lemmy… I can’t think of a more perfect example right now.

    Well, maybe not peak, but definitely grow fast. It wasn’t ready for this kind of a growth spree.

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      It may have had a few technical issues with the influx, but in terms of the actual content and user base, it seems pretty good to me.

      It’s like a much calmer version of Reddit.