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> there have been studies that have linked earlier retirement to a reduced life expectancy If you count retirement as sitting around doing nothing then I agree
by binarymax 11y ago
> there have been studies that have linked earlier retirement to a reduced life expectancy
If you count retirement as sitting around doing nothing then I agree. But retirement shouldnt mean retirement from doing things - just retirement from working for someone else to be able to support yourself.
When I 'retire' I'll get much more personally meaningful things done, which otherwise would not earn me enough money to support a family.
- Jare 11y ago> But retirement shouldnt mean retirement from doing things It shouldn't, but the studies suggest this is what happens in practice.
- binarymax 11y agoYes I suppose when you retire at 65 or 70, after a long life of labor, then doing nothing is probably what happens. But what about the chance to retire at, say, 45? I imagine many folks at that age, having the 2nd half of their lives ahead of them, would go on to focus on a more personal passion that is also active.