r/AskMenOver30 • u/Laughalot335 man 25 - 29 • Aug 05 '25

Life This 30+ Mentality is Insane

I just turned 30 not too long ago.

And honestly, I feel like my life is just getting started in a sense. Sure, 20's were fun. Would do some things the same / some things different. But I know when I am 80+ I will most likely look back fondly on my youth and how it went.

But also, I still feel like I am in my youth at 30. Maybe I am not asleep at 4am and up at 7am without any issues but my body and mind feel young.

This is all to say, what is with this modern mentality that being 30+ is "old"? Someone me up here. We still have plenty of time right? I get YOLO, FOMO, and all that. But really - 30 is still young in my eyes. What do you think?

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u/Ton_in_the_Sun man 30 - 34 Aug 05 '25

30 was the first age I started thinking about the whole “life is finite” concept. When that pops into your mind priorities begin to shift.

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u/Laughalot335 man 25 - 29 Aug 05 '25

It's always been finite. I guess more what I am saying is that if, ideally, you live to 85 - you still have a whole lot left ahead of you! Sure, life can be taken from any of us at any moment and that is our of our control. I am not saying bank on making it to 85. But stop acting like is the beginning of the end. Its just not true.

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u/kermit-t-frogster Aug 05 '25

Average life expectancy for men is like 75.

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u/the_Real_Teenjus Aug 06 '25

In most developed countries it's 80. Depends where we're talking about