was I ever?

I spend a large amount of time shaking my head in frustration at the actions of those in my house way younger than I. It seems there's a perpetual stream of WTF! Part of me knows I was more than likely like that myself at that age but really was I ever? I had my last day of high school on November 30th 1984 and began my first full time employment with BHP on the 10th December that same year. Yes, I had 9 days off after school. If memory serves me correctly I did nothing of consequence. Schoolies was just a new thing back then reserved for the rich kids. Who on earth could afford to go to surfers for a week? I, like most of my friends did not have to concern myself with what I was "going to do". My future, at least for the short term, was mapped out. I was in control of my destiny! or was I ever?
 As I get older I have no idea if I'm getting more or less patient with the world. My 15 year old jokes about my 'flexibility'. He seems to think I'm set in my ways. Truth be told, I love to see new and better things happening. The operative word is BETTER. New music is fine if it's BETTER than say, Pink Floyd. I've not found any that is. Mind you, as I type this, Spotify (yes I'm that flexible) is playing Husky "Splinters in the Fire" and I'm enjoying it immensely. I can hear a guitar playing! an actual musical instrument that creates noise through vibration of some mechanical means. This year's Triple J hottest 100 was on the wrong day and named a crap track as number 1. I'm not for one minute saying I'm the biggest Triple J listener nor that I'm overly familiar with today's ground breaking music scene, but in the past I have at least liked their number 1. I'm shaking my head at them. I'm shaking my head because they turned their back on our day too. If another day is BETTER then I'm all in. Better for who though? All of us or some of us? or maybe most of us? that's an argument for another post though. Back to the thread please author!! Well I'm thinking maybe I always thought I was in control but it's a function of age that enables me to realise I know nothing, am in control of nothing and am simply a source of amusement for those that witness me seemingly being in control. Does that make sense? Ironically as a youngster I was informed I had a high degree of self objectivity but they were wrong!! way wrong!! Its only now I'm suspecting I'm a dick. I'm a dick for being frustrated, I'm a dick for for being inflexible, I'm a dick for not realising I've always been a dick, or was I ever?