Tenobrus on X: "ppl always focus on how things that used to be joyful and magical as children lose their luster as adults... but not so much how many new things become genuinely interesting/joyful . like i can viscerally excited about a new couch or a dark chocolate in a way kids literally can't" / X
To view keyboard shortcuts, press question mark View keyboard shortcuts Home Explore Notifications Chat SuperGrok Premium+ Bookmarks Creator Studio Articles Profile More Post aaron @aarnphm Post See new posts Conversation Tenobrus @tenobrus Human Subscribe ppl always focus on how things that used to be joyful and magical as children lose their luster as adults... but not so much how many new things become genuinely interesting/joyful . like i can viscerally excited about a new couch or a dark chocolate in a way kids literally can't 7:33 PM · May 14, 2026 · 1.1M Views 45 119 2K 252 Relevant View quotes Post your reply Reply ylareia @Impish_Bunny · May 14 ive always been excited about dark chocolate and never about couches what does that mean for me 4 77 47K Tenobrus @tenobrus · May 14 autistic 2 127 42K Show replies yung @gzcl3000 · May 14 i wonder if this is a learned thing? or does it vary by culture or personality. and i feel that nostalgia may make us misremember being happier 1
Tenobrus @tenobrus ppl always focus on how things that used to be joyful and magical as children lose their luster as adults... but not so much how many new things become genuinely interesting/joyful . like i can viscerally excited about a new couch or a dark chocolate in a way kids literally can't 11:33 PM · May 14, 2026 1.3M Views 48 0 4 8 97 0 9 7 2.2K 0 2 . 2 K 270 0 2 7 0 Read 48 replies
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