i dont agree whatsoever with the "waah, you're 30, get out of fandom" rhetoric, but i will say, when you're past a certain age, i think it is a) embarrassing and b) a fundamental waste of your time to be getting into arguments/discourse/public shade etc with like 18-22 year olds
I showed my parents my recent artworks cuz I'm proud of how they turned out and their first question is how much did I earn from them😑 no appreciation whatsoever unless money is involved IT'S SO EXHAUSTING but what do I expect from the people who told me not to get an art degree