No you don’t know what it was like.

I’m in my 40s and have a very specific view of what things were like in my teens, or 20s, or even 30s. That view is wrong.

Rose tinted Nostalgia glasses are very real.

> No you don't know what it was like.

Bit of an aggressive false dichotomy for a 40 year old to make

I concur. I recently dug up my old diary from my late teens and while it was fascinating it was also kinda horrifying. The things I cared about were, well, kinda dumb. My thought process was sloppy at best. I can see the kernel of person I am, but it is still a very weird experience.