The joints of the ages and the worries that bear them.

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To the 90s Kids: The Seams of an Era, the Concern Bearing, and Growing Up in Our Own Edition

If you're the one who used to have to wait on the internet loudly, "hit...What?.."used to send feelings through MSN status, used to frame cassettes with pencils, and now faces light back pain when he wakes up...Congratulations, you are fully "90s kid."

We are Generations who grew up as the "middle children" of the age. We are a bridge between the slow analog world and the digital world that rotates the storm. Although we look like adults are ready to deal with everything, deep down, many people are facing overlapping concerns between the past and the present.

💾 The Past: The Seams of Anachronism and Unintended Pressure

Concerns from our past often come in the form of expectations.

We were instilled with a formula from our parents' era: "I intend to study, get to a good university, finish a stable company, have a house, have a car, and life will be comfortable."

But as we move beyond the school fence, the world quickly transitions into the digital age, and the rules that used to work are being overthrown, and many begin to question and worry about their own past:

Did we choose to study correctly?

If we had the courage to follow our dreams that day rather than live up to our family's expectations, would we have been happier today?

Why does the formula that adults say doesn't work in this modern world?

These worries become small deposits in our hearts that sometimes make us feel "slow" or "lost" on the day the earth rotates faster.

📱 Present: A rotating world with adulthood that is not as easy as it seems.

At the age of 30 + (or almost 30), today's concerns are becoming more complex. Many of us are playing the role of the Sandwich Generation, who have to take care of their aged parents, while building their own future in an economy where house prices and living costs are rising.

Quarter-Life Crisis: Looking at social media and seeing friends of the same age succeed, have warm families, or advance in their jobs, can't help but compare them to themselves.

Hustle Culture & Burnout: We work hard to build stability, forget to take care of physical and mental health, become aware, burn out, and have Office Syndrome as a close friend.

Unpredictable Future: Will AI Scramble for Jobs? How Can We Retire If Inflation Is So High?

🌱 Move on: To us...Who never stopped growing.

If you read this article and feel "This is my life," know that you are not alone.

I want you to look back at how cool we are. We are one of the best adapted generations. We learned to live from the pager era to the AI era. We went through the Shrimp crisis (even as children), through the great flood, through the global epidemic.

It's time we got to be more kind to ourselves:

Unlock the Same Old Style of Success: Success is not just about having a grown house or a high position, it can mean eating something delicious on a Friday, being mentally healthy, or getting a good night's sleep without having to worry about work.

Allow yourself to be "not perfect": It's okay if we can't find all the answers to life today. Life is an experiment, not an exam that needs to be answered exactly.

Focus on our own rhythm: Reduce the comparison of our behind-the-scenes lives with other people's selected foregrounds on social media. As each flower blooms in a different season, so do our lives.

You in your 30s + are not too old to start over and are not too young to understand the truth of life, keep your 90s memories as a safe zone in mind, and use the flexibility we have to move on in today's world firmly and gracefully.

Take a deep breath, straighten your back (be careful of back pain!), and smile at yourself in the mirror...We've really come a long way.

Sir, as a 90s kid, what memories or concerns do you feel best match your life now?