I’m gonna turn 32 in nearly a month and I personally like being in my 30s a lot. I am not self-conscious or concerned with this. I look 30something, I feel 30something, and I am totally cool with this. I don’t feel like 32 is old or past prime (heck, I’m not even old enough to run for President) and I am even more excited to turn 33 in 2025, the age that hobbits traditionally come of age.
I think a lot of the doom and gloom posts about being in your 30s are overblown at best and a load of hogwash at worst and it makes me sad to see my younger friends feel nervous about hitting that 30 year milestone.
Your body does not instantly fall apart the second you blow out your birthday candles. You don’t immediately lose interest in doing anything you thought was fun in your 20s. (Hint: if you do, that’s called depression).
But I do have one warning for you if you’re a young person swiftly approaching 30, one sign of aging that I never hear anyone talking about but that was, for me, the harbinger of coming decrepitude.
One day, you may look at Captain von Trapp, as portrayed by Christopher Plummer in The Sound of Music (1965) and go, “Okay, hmmm, I kinda get what Maria sees in him,” when you know for a fact you once saw him as “old” when you were younger. That’s the point of no return. That’s the crucial transition point from “hip youth” to “grownup.”
Then one day, you may realize that Christopher Plummer was the same age as many of your friends when he made that movie. (He was 35.) And that’s the moment you’ve fully crossed the bridge into maturity. The sooner you process that, the more you’ll enjoy the rest of your 30s. Bon voyage!
you're telling me that apple music put taylor swift's 1989 over PET SOUNDS in their "100 best albums of all time" list?
PET SOUNDS?
the record where brian wilson managed to give us a hint god's voice while having a absolute mental breakdown? the one that paul mccartney was jealous of? the one that changed the album format and pop music forever?
literally nothing brings me more grief than listening to a taylor swift song and seeing the most heartbreaking lyrics then suddenly it's shit like "touch me while your bros play grand theft auto"
You have my respect until you prove otherwise, and so many people are proving otherwise. So, let’s get angry and go with the Fuck MAGA and the Republican party in general.
I'm still waiting for the Millennial progressive politician who comes blazing in with campaigns heavily featuring Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Black Parade, and Disturbed's Sound of Silence.
@lanthir, @aqueerkettleofish