Millennial Bemoans Nonsensical Stereotypes About Being 'Old' in Your 30s

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Mar 16, 2023 11:00 AM EDT

Technically speaking, everybody has been aging since the day they were born. However, it usually takes a little while for the mortality of it all to catch up with us. Many of us are lucky enough to spring into adulthood with flexible joints, minimal hangovers, and fast metabolisms, then one day it just seems to unceremoniously change.

It's true, getting old is not for the weak. Let's be honest, though, it really could be a lot worse. Not only that, most of us probably have a lot more life to go. Our thirties might be the first time many notice that things aren't what they were, but it's still supposed to be the prime of our lives. That's the point that @faganchelsea has been making after getting fed up with the stereotype that being in your thirties automatically makes you old.

Numerous viewers chimed in to agree that the big 3-0 isn't an automatic sentence to a retirement home. Let's be honest, the majority of us are overjoyed to not be 16 any more. 

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    via faganchelsea
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    Font - stylecrone I'm 80 and having a greasy time
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    Human body - Prizzilla 30s just seem like the first decade of actual adulthood.
    via Prizzilla
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    Font - Andrea Yes! And the nostalgia bombing like just let me live
    via Andrea
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    Font - Karoline Brutschke This may be a hot take, but it seems that ,,I'm so old at 34" is sometimes synonymous with „I'm unhappy with what I've done in my life so far"
    via Karoline Brutschke
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    Mammal - Rachel (Virgo the) lol yes I hate this. I'm enjoying my 30s a lot and I refuse to act like my life is over and my body is falling apart!!
    via Rachel (Virgo the)
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    Facial expression - Codie I'm 26 and even people my age make the "we're so old" jokes, and we're just really not even close to old, I look forward to growing older
    via Codie
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    Mammal - KWT KWT Designs DESIGNS I have so many 30 something friends who have made not wanting to do stuff anymore as their entire personality, it's driving me nuts!
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    Font - Carol-Anne Powell As someone in their 50s, I watch those complaint videos with a smile. I feel like it's a way to make themselves feel 'grown-up '.
    via Carol-Anne Powell
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    Font - CA june Thank you!!! I feel healthier at 38 than I did in my 20's!!!
    via june
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    Human body - Amanda Yeah I'm 35 and I've never been so happy, healthy and comfortable in my skin
    via Amanda
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    Handwriting - Xaylia Exactly. I'm not in my 20s, but I'm hardly old at 32.
    via Xaylia
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    Human body - Glitter Fairy My dad just passed unexpectedly at 60 and he was so YOUNG! Like he was young! He had so many years to live
    via Glitter Fairy
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    Font - Buhnanaghost I just hit 30 and feel like I was just born. The fact that this app treats me like a fossil is WILD. Thank you for speaking out.
    via Buhnanaghost
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    Font - Jessye Flores Kealoh Great mentality! 30s you're likely not even half way through your life. I'm almost 50 and try to remind myself I'm not old. Though ppl keep saying
    via Jessye Flores Kealoh
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    Font - Juliet My grandfather that lived to 93 only wished to be in his 30s again! Not 20s.
    via Juliet
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    Rectangle - hazelhectate I'm not old at 30, but I can't treat my body like it's 20s anymore. No more binge drinking, need good sleep, need regular exercise
    via hazelhectate
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    Human body - More Than Tracy Turnblad Seeing that content on BuzzFeed as a high schooler made me terrified to turn 30
    via More Than Tracy Turnblad

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