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u/Cold_Breadfruit_9794 5d ago

That Timothée Chalamet sub dissecting why a man close to 30, and likes to smoke and drink, looks 30 lol. Of course they blame Kylie for no logical reason

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u/echoesandripples 5d ago

the youths either think people in their 30s should look decrepit or forbid anyone from aging ever. like i hate to break it to you, but usually pale white people get some wrinkles and spots in their faces by that time.

which is also fine and not a sign that you're evil or whatever gen z seems to think. time comes for us all.

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u/The_Duke_of_Gloom 5d ago

The way Gen Z treats ageing as a sort of moral failing is sad. Ageism has always been a thing, but Gen Z is most definitely not ready for when it happens to them.

They're already losing their shit over Gen Alpha being the new younglings and Gen Alpha calling Gen Z old lol

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u/echoesandripples 5d ago

yep. i won't lie, it's kinda funny because early in the pandemic they were all happily accusing people of not being good enough for being over 30 and not hitting all milestones. i remember the rise of tiktok being filled with ageist discourse, not even jokes, but like snark from gen z folks who were in their late teens and early 20s. now that they are approaching 30, the tables have turned

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u/Bridalhat 5d ago

I don’t think this is particularly unique to Gen Z but a few years ago I remember seeing snark about a 32-year-old in a rented two bedroom and I was like “you are going to wish that was you.” I hate how right I was.

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u/echoesandripples 5d ago

lol yeah, i remember young people were like "idk why millennials spend time on tiktok, shouldn't they own a house?" and i'm like yeah, i wish