I'm not even in my twenties anymore!!!

[raeschae]

So, I was almost offended when someone in my office suggested I should read this article in The New York Times Magazine this morning: "What Is It about 20-Somethings?" In it, the 20-something generation is described as "the post-adolescent, pre-adult, not-quite-decided life stage." It asks the question, "Why are so many people in their twenties taking so long to grow up?" and also claims that the large portion of this generation "who don't commit to a relationship or a career or a home of their own are simply acting their age."



My first instinct was to say, "Man, I'm thirty. That doesn't apply to me!" And then I read it. I don't often link you guys to much, but if you're in your twenties (or are just trying to understand someone who is), I recommend you check this one out.

If the article isn't something that you're remotely interested in, you might want to check out the photography that goes along with it. There are so many awesome pictures that I kind of want icons of most of them! Below are just a few examples:



And my favorite:





Also, I'm now craving twenty-something 'coming of age' style stories. I love a good HS or College AU, but I want something a little older this time, if you know of anything. (Feel free to pimp your own work, too!)

ETA: Also, I'm so excited for this! I don't know if I'll fill any prompts, there's one I want to fill, but it might get taken before I get around to it. Still, check it out because (in my opinion) there can never be enough sex industry fic!

Comments

[raeschae.livejournal.com]

Oh, I don't know if I'm going to have a take on it. Lord knows I have enough other stories I'm supposed to be writing at the moment! If I get around to it, though, I'll link it back to this page.

I'm glad you dug the article - I thought it was fascinating and said, in words a lot more eloquent than I could, how so many people I know feel about their lives in general!

[iniq.livejournal.com]

I just saw that Robin Marantz Henig was the one who wrote the Anxiety article. I'd totally forgotten about that, but I read it last year when it came out. That one's really interesting, too.