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I am a NEET. Have been for four years, living with my parents since graduating from university (with a compsci degree, I just don't want to work).
I don't pay rent. I take my covidbux and put them towards investments.
I shovel snow for my parents. I take the garbage out.
I go to sleep when I want, wake up when I want, avoid sugar and processed foods, and play video games.
I'm 27, a virgin, and haven't dated a girl since 2016.
2021 was the best year of my life. I spent it playing video games, and being with my family.
I buy nothing. I don't contribute to the economy at all aside from my investments, which I will spend on a retirement home when I am old enough.
I do freelance web design work on the side when I feel like it.
My parents are buying a 2nd house and will leave this one to me when I want it.
Life is what you make of it. I do what I love, avoid stress, and don't think about where other people are. I have highschool friends and university friends who make way more money than me, banged way more girls than me, and are generally more successful. But those same guys had to go through a lot of stress and hard work to get to where they were. It's not the path I've chosen, so I have no right to feel bad about not having what they have.
If you compare your life to others, you forget what really matters to you.
And if you feel lost or empty inside, it's probably because you're not used to what life is about. You're not supposed to find meaning or some super-duper joyous moment like in the movies. That's not happiness. Happiness isn't some over-arching climactic moment. It's more like a calm, low-key buzz of a feeling. Like a comfy blanket wrapped around you during winter. It's always there, it's unassuming and down to earth. You'd miss it if you didn't stop and take a moment to listen to its silence.
