The biggest change when you turn 30 is that being reminded when anything happened makes you momentarily feel old. Wow, was Inception really four years ago? College Dropout was ten years ago? Live's "Throwing Copper" was really twenty years ago? Ian Karmel was THIRTY fucking years ago?
Another mullenial coming of age...ha ha ha!!! Welcome to adulthood loser! Lookin a little long in the tooth. A very reflective piece here. So will you be coming out of retirement?
30 was when my life started to bloom. My 30s were when I started to realize what I really wanted, and know how to go about getting it. The 30s are when your life turns awesome. Happy Birthday, Ian.
30 years ago when you were born, 30 yr olds didn't have room mates or live with their parents. They had jobs, houses, kids, careers ect... You can rest easy because todays expectations of a 30 yr old are pretty minimal.
Another privileged white guy reflects on how juvenile society permits him to be in the social sandbox while the less fortunate have to grow the fuck up and know it's nothing profound or expected, they have to do it to survive. Keep taking those baby steps, Ian!
"The economic opportunities are demonstrably worse today than in 1984. "
That's the point, hence the lower expectations. When i turned 30, all the opportunities the boomers enjoyed were long dried up, but the expectations were still the same.
Gold.
Man, I'm getting old.
So, you got that going for you.
--a 44 year-old
That's the point, hence the lower expectations. When i turned 30, all the opportunities the boomers enjoyed were long dried up, but the expectations were still the same.