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storyofmylife:

IlliniProgrammer:

storyofmylife:What I mean is the phase you're going through now is called puberty and people have that around 12- 18 when you were sitting at home studying maths.

In the US, most people call it math. (My guess is India or at least a foreigner which means you may have your own insecurities you're currently working through)

Look, however you want to look at it, an adult is someone who can take care of themselves. In that sense, all of us who are working have reached adulthood. Maybe I'm an overgrown kid. I think most men are. But I also think most of the hang glider pilots and divers I know are incredibly mature. (This is slightly less true of motorcyclists, but for those who do track days, the maturity level certainly increases. Also to be sure, about 25% of these people are women.)

I'd like to think I have more fun than most 30-year-old adults, and it's possible that some of those adults will get jealous or insecure and become opposed to me doing what I do on the weekends. That probably isn't your story, but it could explain your take on this situation.

For the record, I'm based in London where people say "maths".

I don't really have an issue with your "math" degree or with you riding your Yamaha every day to work like Shia LeBeouf in Wall Street 2. I just don't think it is something so uber cool to brag about it like some 15 year old.

I don't ride to work every day.

I don't brag about it at work.

But when people start obsessing about pedigree like HBS or Oxford, heading over to a 600cc bike and doing a burnout or two kinda refocuses everyones' attention on what's actually cool.

Immature? Maybe.

Effective? Absolutely.