That Instagram “who were you in the 90s?” trend sent me into a whole existential spiral. Watching people who once looked like the coolest, brightest, most alive versions of adulthood — and seeing where life took them now — made me start wondering what adulthood even is supposed to be. Is life supposed to stay exciting forever? Is joy supposed to fade under the weight of work, routine, parenting, money, and just… being an adult? In this episode of Me, Myself, and AI, I talk with Jay about the overlapping feelings that make up adulthood, the strange distance we can develop from our own lives, and why I’m starting to think a lot of us don’t just need rest — we need more joy.