Is 30 really the new 20?

[*L*E*G*A*C*Y*]

I don't know Jay...I'll be 30 next year and it just feels like it's just going to be 30.

Wen I was 20, I had no principles or foundation. It took me the majority of my 20s to get to the point where I re-evauated my life and started to actually live with purpose and become a productive member of society. Where I stopped making excuses and living like there was no tomorrow and started working for the future.

I have no desire to have a second childhood or to be that old man in the club. I enjoy being an adult and I worked my ass off to prove to people I was worth a damn. And I still haven't felt like I'm at a level of being truly content in anything because I've just been trying to stay true to my dreams and reach my goals.

I guess Jay was basically implying that in regards to "havin fun cause you have money and security" but let's not lie to ourselves here. The mindset of your average 20 year old and 30 year old are completely different.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

20s is for finding yourself.

30s is handling business

 

[Action Jackson]

I'm 28 but I'm sitting here watching 30 creep up on me like

 

[BrothaZay]

I always wondered why Jay z said 30 was the new 20 when he was like 1 year away from being 40

 

[*L*E*G*A*C*Y*]

I always wondered why Jay z said 30 was the new 20 when he was like 1 year away from being 40

I'm more worried about my 40s than my 30s honestly...

The last thing I wanna be is like the bottle Kane dropped in Menace II Society...

 

[Anothergirl]

yeah it kind of is looks wise anyways....people looking better longer these days.

 

[TooLazyToMakeUp1]

No, it's still 30 . What are the all the 20 year olds reduced to if all of the 30 year olds are 20 ?

 

[*L*E*G*A*C*Y*]

No, it's still 30 . What are the all the 20 year olds reduced to if all of the 30 year olds are 20 ?

10 year olds.


Well TBH, I think each and every generation that's been coming up has kind of regressed maturity wise. I feel society promotes a youthful and youth obsessed culture so that encourages many people to try to sustain their youthful vitality through any means neccessary (ie plastic surgery, the popularity of gyms/yoga/pilates/active sports/etc, botox, fashion, etc.).

 

[Stuntone]

Most people are better off financially and mental at 20 then they are 30. Usually at 20, you're just broke. At 30, most people are full of debt, bills and stress. Not including better from failed relationships.

So it's all on the person. Age ain't nothing.

 

[*L*E*G*A*C*Y*]

Most people are better off financially and mental at 20 then they are 30. Usually at 20, you're just broke. At 30, most people are full of debt, bills and stress. Not including better from failed relationships.

So it's all on the person. Age ain't nothing.

I agree, but I didn't have any means to be independent financially when I was 20 and I was still in college. I wasn't really free to do my own thing like I am now.

But yeah, with financial independence comes debt and bills.

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

I'm 28 but I'm sitting here watching 30 creep up on me like

basically

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I'm 28 but I'm sitting here watching 30 creep up on me like

Im 28 too and some of my older friends are going crazy as 30 comes up for them this year.


I'm trying to share in their existential crisis' and soak up whatever realization they have so by the time 30 comes up for me ill just swag surf right through it

 

[A.R.$]

I'll be 30 next year. When I was 20 all I cared about was getting some. Now that I almost 30 all I care about is becoming well off.

 

[Vandelay]

Ive said it before, i look forward to my 30s. No kids, paper is almost right, and i damn near can do anything i want within reason.

My teens and early 20s sucked so maybe this is why i feel so...but i have no intentions of settling down anytime soon. Work, relationship, starting a business, hell im going back to school in the next year on my companies dime. I dont know too many 30+ cats with a typical 30 somethings life that can do that.

And thats not to say that having the family life is worse, because by far having a wife and kid and a family you can provide a stable and uplifting situation is more rewarding. But i think a life lived is when you have had both sides of the coin.

 

[Desirous]

I'm 30 and I love it.

Can't speak for everyone, but I don't feel 30 - like, physically I don't think I look old. I have more responsibility, but feel more comfortable with myself overall...mentally, physically, emotionally and professionally. I've achieved a lot of my goals, so I'm happy.