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> The fundamental question is: is that right? Is it worth it? Should we spend 40 years trying to make as money as we can so that we can then do nothing? Consid
by FooBarWidget 8y ago
> The fundamental question is: is that right? Is it worth it? Should we spend 40 years trying to make as money as we can so that we can then do nothing?
Consider that 100-200 years ago, you had to work your entire life just to stay alive. There was no retirement.
- hrktb 8y agoPeople knew there was no way out, so work style was different though (keeping work/life balance was not a phylosophical question). Granted people working in mines for instance just had a shitty life all around.
- lstodd 8y ago> People knew there was no way out, so work style was different though (keeping work/life balance was not a phylosophical question). Really? My grandparents and grandgrandparents told me an entirely different story. Please provide references for your statement.
- y4mi 8y agoyour grandparents are post industrialization as well. I'm pretty sure the grandparent post is talking about the world before that point also, if your grandparents are ~80 yrs old now, they would've started working around ~60 yrs ago. The specified timeframe was 100-200yrs ago.
- anticensor 8y agoWell, you "retired", but only if you had your family (siblings, cousins, children) looking after you.