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  • A Case for Ending 30+ Jokes

    30+ jokes are fun and all, but it鈥檚 not looking too good for the older Gen Zs. 馃憖

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    To be honest, the 30+ jokes write themselves. You don鈥檛 have to try too hard to find something joke-worthy about 30+ people. I mean, they sleep at 8 p.m. and think the abbreviation 鈥淚MO鈥 means 鈥淚mo State鈥.

    Tempting as it is to constantly make 30+ jokes, I think it鈥檚 enough. And you might agree with my reasons too.

    We鈥檒l soon be 30+ too

    By we, I mean the Gen Z. We can鈥檛 even claim to be young anymore. Think about it, we鈥檒l be inductees into the 30+ group in four or so years. It hurts just to think about it.

    The jokes are starting to give reality

    We laugh about 30+ folks and their back pains all the time, but guess who has started feeling pains in their backs, too? You and I.

    We don鈥檛 have money

    We always complain about how going 鈥渙utside鈥 leads to the dreaded 鈥渟avings or current?鈥 question. But we鈥檙e bantering people who鈥檝e hacked sleeping at home until it鈥檚 absolutely necessary 鈥 and saving money while at it. Make it make sense, please.

    They seem to have their shit together

    If anything, we should be begging them to give us tips to navigate this adulting thing. It鈥檚 tough out here.

    It鈥檚 time to move to 40+ jokes

    Gen Zs aren鈥檛 the only ones getting older. Today鈥檚 30+ will be tomorrow鈥檚 40+. Don鈥檛 let them think they鈥檙e off the hook.

    Or even 60+

    If you think about it, it鈥檚 their agemates in power that are making this country difficult for us.

    We鈥檙e all tired

    We say 30+ people are always tired, but that鈥檚 swiftly catching up with my Gen Z babes. We鈥檙e tired of everything: Nigeria, capitalism, paying bills and carrying the whole social media. At this point, throw everything away.


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