What Is It About 20-Somethings?:peterwknox
True, true, true, true. This seems especially relevant today considering my mom told me this morning that, according to NBC, I may not be able to get a credit card without a co-signer until I’m 25. That is old, and ridiculous.
(via storygoes)
This article made me furious not because of the adulthood thing or because I identified, but because I felt like I was being sweepingly generalized into a movement (i.e. indecisiveness) that I’ve worked hard to break the fuck out of. It just seems like it’s now socially acceptable to not know what you want to do and that it’s okay to keep putting off making a career out of what you love. Shut the fuck up, New York Times Magazine. The trickle-down of this acceptance of “meh” is that so many people I know can’t identify one thing they like enough to run with it. I cannot accept brain functions as an excuse for this. My mom’s response to this article was that parents should be teaching their kids independence and how to move forward when they’re kids, not when they’re in their 20s; someone in my office at NTHP made the astute observation that it was obviously a slow news day because, to make this relevant to the mid-1990’s, all one would have to do was swap out “boomer” for “slacker.” I’m butthurt, pissed off, and sick about hearing how people my age are just struck with malaise (read the rest of the article—this quote doesn’t totally get that point across). And if you are, please just up your game or something or at least find out what you’re interested in. And then, you know, maybe, like, run with it? Or at least try? I just don’t see a whole lot of people trying, and I wish that wasn’t the case.
Also, Jenna, I’ve had a credit card since I was 18, in my own name. I’m pretty sure NBC was sensationalizing.
(via bethlehems)
Thank you Alex Baca (and Alex Baca’s mom) for stating every single thing I think every time I read one of these b.s. trend pieces about people who just can’t possibly decide what to do with their lives.
And yes, I’m old (33), so I’m not in the target age group and I’m sure I just can’t possibly understand the overwhelming challenges today’s 20-somethings face…but make an effort people. Guess what? It actually pays off if you do. Even if you fall flat on your fucking face.
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