The shallow satisfaction that comes with instant gratification and fulfilling directionless desire is exactly what Jenette McCurdy explores in her debut fiction novel “Half His Age” and I think most readers missed that point because they didn’t like the image being reflected back at them with her narrative.

I really find very little idealization in the concept that “youth” is the superior option to aging. The act of getting older isn’t anything I can control (the sands of time march on regardless after all) so I find no purpose in regretting something I never really enjoyed anyways.

Here’s the deal, folks: the internet kind of sucks now. That may be a bold statement from someone who used to aspire for internet fame, but, in my opinion, the whole thing has gone incredibly downhill in the past couple years.