I’m unfortunately 48 now.
I’d like to believe and i do feel like i am basically the same person i was when i was 18....except when i look in the mirror, which i try to avoid...
Ted was a overly ambitious nutjob narcissist when he was a freshman at Princeton and i believe he is still the same human empathy lacking narcissistic sociopathic lying nutjob today.
i believe that Ted Cruz would be an absolute NIGHTMARE as President of the United States.
Whatever you do, don’t turn sideways and look at the mirror.
(don’t ask me how I know)
Ted is a by-product of his father’s preaching...the narcissist didn’t fall from the narcissistic tree that produced him
For me, 18 was nearly 4 decades ago. Am I the same person I was then? Yes and no.
I don’t think my worldview, loyalties or morals are any different. This is actually a good thing as it shows that I wasn’t entirely stupid at that age.
However, I am much less: trusting, rash, and crude.
I am much more: careful, thoughtful, patient (except when someone is clearly trying to BS me), skeptical, and prepared. I am also more paranoid (which helps me be careful).