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@Oddo
While I am not reaching 40 yet (I am in my 30s) I do tinker a lot with bikes and was always curious to try all kinds of bikes. My current range of bikes is diverse but I usually kept a fixed gear around because of the joy and simplicity it brings. I even did a bike packing trip on a fixed gear once and I used to own a fixed gear folding bike. The thing is my other bikes bring me great joy as well. Just for different purposes. So I would say: Yes, let go and be more open. That doesn’t mean you have to stop riding fixed.
Maybe that genesis just wasn’t for you. I‘ve built bikes before I didn’t like in the end.