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not applicable to all mid fortysomethings

posted 10 years ago by chillpillory
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If you're 48 and live in Brooklyn surrounded by hipster culture, you might feel this way. Especially if you're a filmmaker trying to stay relevant and if you don't have children. But picture this:

A couple in their late 40's. Two kids in their teens. Combined income of 350k/yr. Living on the UWS in Manhattan (not Brooklyn). He's a loan officer and she is an emergency room doctor. Or he is a hedge fund guy and she doesn't work. His hobbies are triathlons and car racing and her hobbies are translating French poetry and competitive swimming.

[–] wrlord2001 10 years ago

You're talking about people in their 40s acting their age. This is a Hollywood movie. Youth culture is the ONLY culture that matters in Hollywood. Thus, all that matters is what the 25 years olds like and what they do.
From the perspective of a Hollywood producer, it's only normal that a 45 year old would want to be into whatever a 25 year old into.