Performative Maturity
I want to say this isn’t targeted at everyone, but if you’re reading this and you know it’s about you… then you know who you are.
First of all, performing maturity isn’t cool at least not as cool as you think. Who are you performing for? Strangers? You’re embarrassing adults who actually want to go out and have fun instead of being in bed by 9 p.m. just because they’re “grown.”
Why can’t a 50-year-old enjoy a kids’ movie? Why can’t a married couple in their 30s go to Disneyland? What’s wrong with that? Miserable fucks label people as “Disney adults” like it’s an insult, when there’s literally nothing wrong with enjoying Disney. If it’s not harming anyone, let people enjoy it.
What’s wrong with being in your 20s/30s/40s/50s and going out from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.? what's wrong with wanting to go to Coachella or concerts at the age? As long as you’re still handling your responsibilities whether that’s university, work, or anything else, enjoy yourself we only get one life.
Adulting doesn’t mean becoming boring. It doesn’t mean being miserable, staying at home all night, or giving up the things you enjoy just because you’re older. Fun has no age limit.
So stop embarrassing other people or acting like you’re better than them for choosing a “more mature” lifestyle. People used to want to grow up so they could have money and freedom to do whatever they wanted. And now we’re in an era where people shame others for actually doing that?