I think it's a joke, but I don't think it's fake. I have met countless people who act like this. My dad acts like this and some former friends act like this. They think it's just a natural part of life that you grow a fupa and they start making jokes about how fit they used to be and how unattractive they have become. It's like the femayos who convince themselves you turn into a blubber monster post-pregnancy. It's just a thing that happens, apparently.