Most of what I thought I knew about adulthood, I learned from sitcoms. Now that I’m actually living my twenties, I’ve realized a lot of it wasn’t exactly accurate.
In my last post, I compared the giant New Girl loft to my real bedroom. This week, I took it further. In this video, I break down three things sitcoms got wrong about young adulthood (the apartment, the job and the always-available friend group) and one thing they actually got right.
The apartment one is backed up by real numbers. A SpareRoom survey found that 54% of U.S. roommates spend 40% or more of their take-home pay on rent, which is a long way from the New Girl lifestyle.
Behind the scenes: Between being a full-time student and working full-time, I filmed this in pieces whenever I had time, all on my phone, and edited it in CapCut. [Add one real detail, e.g., how many takes the intro took, or something you learned while editing.] The background music is from mobygratis, a free music library for creators, and the extra footage comes from Pexels, which allows free use.
I’m excited about this one because it’s the most personal thing I’ve made for this blog so far. Watch it, then tell me in the comments: what did TV teach you to expect about growing up?
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