I'm probably going to get hell for this but I felt better knowing someone i went to school with is in a similar boat as me

I stopped at McDonalds to get fries as a treat to myself. I saw a guy I went to school with working the window. I think he's been there for a decade or so. He still remembers me. This dude is always smiling and happy and trying to make others day. He was like that in school too. In a way we are the same just two dudes who never made it big anywhere. Compared to my other classmates theyre all married with families or divorced with kids with legit careers making good money. I was never able to make it so to speak.

I guess qhat im trying to say is that seeing him made me feel less alone. Less like a 49 year old screw up. Only difference is he looks happy doing it while I'm miserable